How to pay for college without loans

Even with today’s high cost of college, it’s still possible to pay for school without taking out student loans.

This article offers some great tips and advice for reducing college costs, from taking college classes while you’re still in high school to actively searching for scholarships all through college. Because of her diligence, the author was able to pay for college herself without taking out a single loan.

The more you can avoid going into debt, the better position you’ll be in when graduate from college. But paying for college without student loans is not easy.

As the persistent Thomas Edison once said, “There is no substitute for hard work.” If you put in the time and effort (with part-time jobs, taking extra classes, and searching high and low for scholarships), you can reduce your need for student loans–and possibly even avoid them completely.