October 24, 2006 1:30 PM

Is college worth it?
Posted by Douglas Eisenhartat 1:30 PM

That's a huge question for parents of high school students - and the students themselves.

Now comes the news from the College Board's annual "Trends in College Pricing" report that the annual cost increase, while not quite as high as the previous year's, is still outpacing inflation:

The news that price hikes are getting smaller is tempered by the fact that this decade has been a period of an extraordinary increases in college costs. Published prices are up 35 percent in five years -- the largest increase of any five-year period in the 30 years covered the report.

Which all raises the question: is it worth it? When does the cost of a four-year college education outweigh the benefits? Are we at, near, or past that tipping point?

While a topic worthy of much ink and many analyses, all you have to do to read what others have to say - or give your own opinion - is to click here and join the (somewhat heated) conversation on Boston.com.