<p>swimcatsom, Bless you for doing the math. It seems that we continually point out to students that this kind of debt is unwise but I have never done all the math.
As I have posted before, I have employees who are struggling to pay their student loans. To take on 17K per year or a total of 68K for an undergraduate degree is not a wise course of action. Hopefully your calculations will help students realize this.</p>