It’s harder than ever to save.

Forbes reports.

Four College Savings Mythbusters

It’s super-crunch time for college seniors and the anxiety over college expenses is palpable.

How do you find that best fit/best value college? Is it worth getting into debt? How will you pay off your debt if you don’t land a decent job?

Never has a single generation been faced with more vexing economic questions. And college costs keep rising every year; it’s harder than ever to save.

According to a survey by Sallie Mae, families are under increasing pressure to take out loans to finance college, spending 16 percent more last year than the previous year — the biggest increase in five years. Here’s what the college financing company found: