Higher education is becoming elitist

The board that governs the state university system wants to increase tuition by 8 percent. That sounds like a lot, but the reality is that Florida's universities charge lower rates than other state schools. We still get a pretty good deal here.
I'm worried, however, for middle-class students who don't qualify for grants but must instead take out loans to advance their education. Some of these loans turn out to run in the tens of thousands, and if you're, say, a teacher, it's an onerous debt to take on.
Unfortunately, higher education is becoming very elitist.