Are you prepared for the rising costs of college?    College planning is critical for every family that has children and wants them to attend college. With the overwhelming rise in cost of college, as parents you want to know wherever your child gets accepted you have the resources to afford the college of choice. Don't wait the year before your child goes to college to put a plan together. It is important to also realize that your children can qualify for FREE GRANTS; however, the parents are the ones that must have their financial portfolios organized in such a way to qualify.

Are you aware that?

• Over the past decade, college expenses at public universities have risen nearly 51%.

• High school graduates are more likely to go on to college today than in the past. Sixty-three percent of the year 2000 high school graduates had enrolled in college by the following fall, up from 52 percent of the class of 1970. (US Bureau of Labor Statistics)

• College graduates age 25 and over earn nearly twice as much as workers who stopped with a high school diploma.

Retiring America has many types of plans to help you prepare and plan for college. Remember even if planning for you child's education seems overwhelming now, the proper planning and saving can put the cost of any college within your reach.