College Student Debt Grows. Is It Worth It? This is a group is for college students, who want to learn how to lessen the blow of college expenses through investing. When you read this article by NPR, you may want to join this group because we believe this group can help you have a clean slate when you graduate! The amount of money Americans owe on student loans recently exceeded the nation's credit card debt. That may lead many to ask: Is it smart to borrow a lot of money to go to college? Stud …