As sociologist Michael Hout explains to Dalton Conley in the very beginning of this interview, the economic value of a college education continues to rise, but the percentage of young people who earn at least a bachelor's degree has leveled off at about 30 percent. Identify the factors that contribute to this growing discrepancy between the value of college and the supply of college graduates. Contributing Factor(s) Despite the economic trends, there are a lot of students for whom a college degree does not make objective economic sense. Press Space to open Lack of access to student loans makes it impossible for lower-income students to pay for college. Press Space to open The cost burden of college has increasingly shifted to students and families. Press Space to open Low-income high-schoolers tend to have examples around them of people for whom college did not work out, rather than ones for whom it did. Press Space to open Not Contributing Factor(s)