Why can't people see that a college degree is a frickin investment. Going to college isn't a right. You pay/borrow money to be able to make more in the long run. If you plan on majoring in Chinese checkers or women's studies where you will struggle to make 40k a year, maybe you shouldn't go straight to a 4 year university unless you are in a financially stable situation. You probably need to stay instate unless you are on scholarship. If you weren't a great student or are limited financially you can take classes at a CC for pennies on the dollar, even free in most scenarios if you play your cards right. It boggles my mind that people think it costs 100k to get a college education.

I made the genius decision that I had to go out of state to my dream school. I dug my grave, but I'm gonna get myself out of it. My scholarship covered hardly anything. My parents had shitty credit so they couldn't consign any aid. I had to fund my own education through working and loans, still am as I'm applying to PA school. At each of my previous institutions I attended, the financial aid offices worked with me and informed me of all of the options I had to fund my schooling since I was on my own as far as loans go. Now I am up to my eyeballs in debt, and it's about to double if I get into PA school, but I am making an investment and am going to FVCKING PAY IT OFF MYSELF. If you want to go to college, there is a way to FVCKING go. The same people consistently bitching about the costs of a college education are the ones who give zero effort to even start school or majored in something where they are struggling to make money in the field they KNOWINGLY majored in.

In my opinion, free college for all will devalue the college degree. Like many already do, employers will prefer candidates with Master's degrees or above, valuing a bachelor's degree even less than it is currently. I'm not saying the current system is without its flaws. How I would approach the issue is to have the credit hours within each major correlate to the median salary of that field. For instance, at the same institution, a student majoring in social work or communication will pay less per credit hour compared to a chemical engineering major. There would be a fiat rate for gen eds.

Rant over

TLDR-You can go to college for far less than 100k. College is an investment, not a right.

This post was edited on 4/9/17 at 1:01 am