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Why are colleges so expensive?
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:23 pm
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:23 pm
30 years ago, I paid my way through college on a part time job salary
Today , the buildings are the same, the teachers, in many cases, are the same. The structure is the same with a trend toward online learning.
So why has tuition gone up well beyond the cost of living over the past 30 years?
Today , the buildings are the same, the teachers, in many cases, are the same. The structure is the same with a trend toward online learning.
So why has tuition gone up well beyond the cost of living over the past 30 years?
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Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:24 pm to SlidellCajun
Government backed loans.
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:24 pm to SlidellCajun
Amazing what happens when there is an unlimited source of loans out there to pay for no matter what your prospective income or credit history is isn’t it
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:24 pm to SlidellCajun
Because people continue to pay. If less and less people start to enroll and they need to gain more students they will likely lower the price.
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:24 pm to SlidellCajun
quote:
So why has tuition gone up well beyond the cost of living over the past 30 years?
1. free money via government-backed loans
2. administrative explosions
3. nicer campuses, dorms, and amenities
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:24 pm to SlidellCajun
Because no one challenges them.
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:24 pm to SlidellCajun
Because of government loans.
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:25 pm to SlidellCajun
Government handing out money in form of loans
18 year old kids are dumb getting degrees in womens studies
18 year old kids are dumb getting degrees in womens studies
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:25 pm to SlidellCajun
Chemistry and math books, the exact same material, but on different pages and a different hard cover, but prices up from $30 back then to $100+++ now.
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:25 pm to SlidellCajun
I think LSU tuition was about $1200 when I went. It's crazy to see how much more expensive it is now.
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:25 pm to SlidellCajun
Kids are increasingly dumber. That’s why it was so cheap for boomers, history’s smartest generation.
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:26 pm to SlidellCajun
TOPS - give money for tuition. State raises tuition....
You should check out how much they're charging for apartments close to campus.....
You should check out how much they're charging for apartments close to campus.....
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:26 pm to SlidellCajun
Because its a glorified welfare program with 1 administrator for every 2 students
An administrator that would be unqualified to have a real job
An administrator that would be unqualified to have a real job
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:26 pm to SlidellCajun
When you have idiotic positions like Chief Diversity Officers making $150K/year those type of salaries add up. That is only the tip of the iceberg.
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:26 pm to SlidellCajun
Because they can charge more and students can pay for it with loans regardless of cost.
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:27 pm to Cosmo
The nondischargeability status of student loans in a bankruptcy is mind-boggling.
This post was edited on 8/3/20 at 12:27 pm
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:27 pm to wileyjones
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Government backed loans.
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Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:28 pm to SlidellCajun
Indoctrination ain't free, chief
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:28 pm to SlidellCajun
Yep I could work for the summer and cover my tuition. It’s sickening what they charge for an undergrad degree.
Think my last semester of college was $1800 for tuition.
Think my last semester of college was $1800 for tuition.
Posted on 8/3/20 at 12:28 pm to fallguy_1978
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I think LSU tuition was about $1200 when I went.
Yep. Tennessee's was only $1,300 or so a semester for 12-15 hours when I attended in the late 90s
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