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Editorial: Class of 2019, the future is yours — and so is the debt
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Graduates turn their tassels during the University of North Georgia's commencement ceremony at the UNG Convocation Center in Dahlonega on Saturday, May 4, 2019. - photo by Austin Steele
As college graduates celebrate all their accomplishments this month, the turn of the tassel is also a reminder they must now begin paying off an average of $28,653 in student debt. That was the average debt for 2016-17 in Georgia, which ranks 24th in student debt, according to the most recent study done by the independent nonprofit Institute for College Access and Success.