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re: Are you baws ok with government aid for schools?

Posted on 11/20/17 at 10:52 am to
Posted by jdeval1
Member since Dec 2009
7525 posts
Posted on 11/20/17 at 10:52 am to
It's the trajectory that's unsustainable. It's quadrupled in 15 years or so.
Posted by rd280z
Richmond
Member since Jan 2007
2520 posts
Posted on 11/20/17 at 10:57 am to
Anything related to Government aid means "At the Taxpayers Expense". The Government gives nothing without first taking away.
Posted by fareplay
Member since Nov 2012
6626 posts
Posted on 11/20/17 at 10:57 am to
AHCA
Posted by WhiskeyThrottle
Weatherford Tx
Member since Nov 2017
7363 posts
Posted on 11/20/17 at 11:15 am to
If the government gives aid, do they pay full price for the admission? Or does the government get bulk pricing?
Posted by saderade
America's City
Member since Jul 2005
26509 posts
Posted on 11/20/17 at 11:43 am to
One in the main reasons college tuition has increased so much is the additional administrative positions and the costs associated. Same thing in healthcare.
Posted by chinese58
NELA. after 30 years in Dallas.
Member since Jun 2004
33959 posts
Posted on 11/20/17 at 1:10 pm to
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I know a chick who went to Vanderbilt, at the tune of 40k a year or so, to be a teacher


A buddy's sister graduated from SMU in 1984 with a journalism degree. She had done an internship with the Dallas Times Herald. They offered her a full-time job, with a starting yearly salary of $12K. Her parents were pissed that she didn't get the Mrs. degree they thought they were paying for.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
481222 posts
Posted on 11/20/17 at 1:20 pm to
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$11,300 with just tuition. 4 years, that would be 45k.

i couldn't have afforded LSU at $10k/year back in the early 00s

it was around $3k/year back then, which was reasonable for an above-average state school.

and this is from a kid who had to forego excellent college options for the affordable route of LSU
Posted by lsucoonass
shreveport and east texas
Member since Nov 2003
70143 posts
Posted on 11/20/17 at 1:23 pm to
sounds like the kinesiology major didn't use the degree to its full potential. with that said undergrad for a kinesiology degree at 80k is ridiculous.

a kinesiology degree provides a good foundation for applying to pt, pa, or even med school if the core courses are the right ones.
Posted by NYNolaguy1
Member since May 2011
21849 posts
Posted on 11/20/17 at 1:43 pm to
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some kid who did ok in high school can get an art history or petroleum engineering degree.


Which no doubt speaks to the popularity of engineering students vs the relative rarity of actual engineers who pass?
Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
48733 posts
Posted on 11/20/17 at 2:15 pm to
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It's actually skyrocketed in the past 10-15 years. Lsu was around $1,500 per semester when I was there in the late 90s.


Tuition was under $300 per semester in 1980.
Posted by Masterag
'Round Dallas
Member since Sep 2014
20261 posts
Posted on 11/20/17 at 2:32 pm to
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College tuition is very affordable


lol!

I had scholarships, but working as a lifeguard during the summer I could have saved enough to pay my tuition at A&M in the early 00’s. No chance a kid could do that now!
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