Tuition at public colleges rises 4.8%.

You might want to find a chair and sit down. Get a fan and a cold drink ready, too--because it's going to be a shock to the system:

CNN Money reports that tuition at public colleges rose 4.8%. It's up 104% in the past decade.

DEEP breaths, my friend. Deep breaths. Steady yourself and take a sip of water. None of us saw this coming.