Alex Chediak (Ph.D., U.C. Berkeley) is a professor of physics and engineering. From 2005-2007 he was an apprentice at The Bethlehem Institute (now Bethlehem College and Seminary). His books include Thriving at College (Tyndale House, 2011), Preparing Your Teens for College (Tyndale House, 2014) and most recently Beating the College Debt Trap: Getting a Degree Without Going Broke (Zondervan, 2015). His articles have appeared in Boundless (Focus on the Family), Christian College Guide (Christianity Today), the Desiring God website, and elsewhere. He’s been featured on Christian radio programs such as Focus on the Family and Family Life Today.
Net tuition and fees — what students and parents actually pay or borrow for college — has been rising steadily for the last 6-8 years. While the US Inflation Calculator just posted an annualized inflation rate of 2.2 percent, net…
