[dmcummins]

Mine were only eligible for around $3000 in unsubsidized loans. College cost ran about $20,000 each, per year. Until they are 24 or married my income was what determined how much they were able to borrow. They borrowed the $3000 and worked durring the summers for their spending money, I paid the rest as long as their grades were OK.

They had scholarships that paid for the first two years so they only had to borrow around $6,000 each, I paid the rest. I really didn't want them saddled with huge student loans after they graduated. So it cost me about $34,000 a year while they were at school. But they were not exactly cheap when they were living at home either. I wanted to make sure they have the ability to support themselve's and not be wanting to move back home.