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Colleges fear financial aid bubble may burst

Paying for school hasn’t been easy for Jim Rohde, but the St. Norbert College senior has made it work.

Rohde, a political science major, receives about $17,000 a year in need-based financial aid from St. Norbert. He works on campus for 15 to 20 hours a week, with much of his paycheck going toward food and other day-to-day expenses.