Each year, college gets more expensive. Tuition and other costs have continued to escalate, reports show, prompting ever-higher levels of governmental and institutional financial support. Some colleges in Rhode Island have responded by trying to raise more money internally for student financial aid, though the challenges of paying for a college education remain daunting. From
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