22News inFocus: College Crisis

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) - This is a program dedicated to what you are talking about. The skyrocketing cost of college are putting countless students in debt, and the weak job's market is only fueling the crisis. This week we'll talk to several education leaders here in western Massachusetts.

We'll discuss the considerable challenges students are facing during these uncertain times. We'll talk about what parents and students need to avoid some common mistakes that could cost them in the long run.

Discussing some of the trends facing universities and colleges in Massachusetts are:

• Ira Rubenzahl - President of STCC
   
• Stasha Lampert - Student Trustee on the UMass Board of Trustees
   
• Dan Clawson - UMass Amherst Faculty, Author
   
• Alex Kulenovic - Recent UMass Graduate and Phenom Organizer
   
• Rosemarie Freeland - Coordinator of the Women' Recource Center at Greenfield Community College