Last year, Harvard graduates made less money per year than alumni from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology — which costs about four times less than Harvard to attend.

The elite — and expensive — university looks to give students a break, earning a top degree in less time.

Students begin a hunger strike today to protest fee hikes at California State Universities. The fee hikes are not just in California.

With the cost of college climbing, a small private school offers students a way to get smart, and build a business — tuition-free.

Now to a community college here in Southern California that has been losing funding from the state. And to make up for that, Santa Monica College is jacking up tuition for its most popular classes by 500 percent.

But commentator Robert Reich says access to college is being squeezed at a time the country needs it the most.

In a speech at the University of Michigan, President Obama calls for rewarding colleges that do best at keeping tuition under control and graduating students. Those who do not perform well could see funding cut.

As the cost of an education rises and students borrow to cover the costs, lenders worry about recouping funds.

The state will take another $200 million from public universities in the state. What's left to cut?

President Obama meets at the White House today with a small group of university and college presidents on how to reduce the cost of higher education. But the answers might have to come from the schools themselves.