Student Loan Debt 2015: Income-Share Agreements Let Investors Buy Stock In Students, Could Be New Way To Pay For College

A different way to finance a college education has begun to gain traction and could provide a fresh alternative to student loans, which plague many recent graduates and the U.S. economy as a whole. Purdue University this week took a step toward exploring income-share agreements, in which investors pay for a student's education in exchange for a percentage of future earnings. The move by the Indiana school adds to the momentum behind the alternative to private student loans.