Tuition Money

College students these days can have trouble coming up with their tuition money. Yes, indeed, it can be expensive.

A year of school at the University of Cincinnati costs roughly $9,400. It's less at Toledo, but still almost $7,000.

But Andrew Butler and Christopher Avery hit on a novel solution - rob a bank.

Avery, 22, of College Hill, and Butler, 20, of Milford, pleaded guilty Monday in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court to two charges of aggravated robbery and six charges of kidnapping.

What? You couldn't come up with the money some other way?

Butler said tuition went up so his scholarships and financial aid were not enough.

"I was stressed out," he said. "I needed more money for college."

Avery said an internship at Kroger fell through, leaving no money for summer classes.

"I was strapped for cash," he said. "I thought I had nothing to lose."

He was wrong. Both will soon be sentenced to not less than 20 years. That "Kroger" thing rings a bell though. Did you guys ever consider getting a job?