Also why are Black parents getting sticker shock on college costs?? Why aren't we savings from birth instead of waiting until the child is in their junior year of high school only to discover college is expensive. 
Because when they were younger colleges were A LOT cheaper.
Also lets get real black income is in no way able to compensate saving for colleges on top of the already insane expenses in terms of housing,childcare, and their own student loans.
That is true. Now what I'm about to say may ruffle some feathers but here goes. I can one can trace the rise in college costs with the flattening of wages. So lets say in the mid 80's a couple may is blue collar wife is a school teacher. They could pay for or support a child going thru. Remove the manufacturing job and the teacher salary has not changes. Wages have not kept pace with costs and the removal of Pell Grants are where we are now.
Bison for Life, everything you said is true. Wages have flattened and tuitions have increased, for sure. However, there's no reason that a college educated parent, should have sticker shock. A parent who's never went to college, yes. But not those of us who have attended. A parent that thinks their child may go to college, should start saving when the child is YOUNG................like elementary school age. There are plenty of 529 savings plans out there today that college-educated parents should know about. For example, my sister's kids are 12 and 10 years old, and she's been saving for their college education for at least the past three years. It may not end up being enough for the entire tuition, but it will certainly be a substantial amount.
529 College Savings Plans
https://www.sec.gov/reportspubs/investor-publications/investorpubsintro529htm.html
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