We may price students out of college

Now the Leaving Cert results and the first round of CAO offers are out and all the teens-turned-adults are trotting off to college, parents are probably beginning to feel the pinch already.

Why? Because of the outrageous money they are now paying to send their children off to college. My question is, is it weird that in the 21st century we are still depending on parents and potential college-goers to pay a hefty price just so the future workers of this country can get a third-level education?

The maximum rate of student contribution for 2013-2014 is €2,500. A year after budget 2013 and that fee will rise to €2,750, and again another year on that will again rise to €3,000.