I would be curious how much debt you took out? My daughter is staying home for college and working, they don’t loans to kids anymore, they want the parents to co-sign the debt.
Can’t remember the total amount but it was over $20,000. I went college, law school, business school - no break in between. I also worked while in school, which kept the total amount low.
My father had to co-sign. It took me the full 10 years to pay it off, but I did it!