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"Our short-term costs this semester alone are $11 million, and this does not take into account what we may experience in the fall," said Rider University President Gregory Dell'Omo.

Student loan debt in New Jersey more than doubled over the past 10 years as the total nationwide hit an all-time high of $1.36 trillion.

For another year, the price has gone up for full-time in-state tuition in New Jersey at each public four-year school.

Over a lifetime, bachelor's degree holders are expected to earn about $1 million more than those with no education past high school.

Are public higher education institutions in New Jersey starving for help from the state?