College costs are on the rise and show no signs of slowing their climb. According to the College Board’s “Trends in College Pricing“ the average annual cost for in-state tuition ranges from $17,336 for public institutions to a whopping $35,374 for private universities. Adding insult to injury, college expenses are typically paid with after-tax dollars, which means that if you’re in the 28 percent tax bracket, you need to make $24,075 to pay a public institution’s $17,336 tuition. With numbers like these, many parents are on the verge of panic about college. They’ve...