Many government universities and colleges are tuition free. The private universities and colleges are so expensive only the rich can afford.
That also happens here like the famous university in the Philippines, the University of the Philippines ( UP), and more. I am also connected to a famous university in the city where I live. It's a government-owned university. ,Curiously, in my country, the rich and wealthy attend the public universities (offered for free by the government) because they are in the best condition to overcome the hard access test. And they are in better condition to travel, as the public universities are mostly concentrated in the capitals.