Too Much Stress
Even if students can afford tuition, the immense stress, pressure and little sleep some must endure when having to juggle work and school often become too much to bear. This is one reason most college students gave in the Public Agenda study for dropping out and not returning. Because of higher costs for nearly everything, few raises at work and an unstable future in Social Security, fewer and fewer parents are able to support their children through college. In addition to working to afford school, young adults must financially support themselves in making rent, utilities, cell phone and other monthly payments. Nearly six in 10 college dropouts were responsible for paying for their own college education, according to the study.