Parents are responsible for saving for their children's education. When the child becomes of age to work, they are to help contribute to education savings.
If the parents aren't willing to save, the child will then have to work and pay for their education either by saving for the school they want to attend to going to community college and then transferring. It's all about WORKING AND SAVING not WORKING AND BORROWING.
The local library has books on scholarships that the child or parents or the group can read and research. It's a fukking group effort and this continues for everyone down the line. No, it's not easy but it's worth it.
Parents are not obligated to pay for a child's higher education and it does t make them a bad parent if they don't.
I'm pretty sure the majority of college students receive federal aid, so this point is moot.
But, you did not answer my original question at ALL.
What kind a of job is an 18 year old fresh out of high school is suppose to obtain where he can set enough money aside to pay for school?
It makes more sense to just borrow the money, get your degree, So that you can increase your earning potential exponentially and pay back the money.