HamburgerBoy
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- Apr 12, 2004
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If that was true we wouldn't have $1.3T in student loan debt. No, college is not cheap anymore. Unless you attend community college for 2 years and transfer to a state college. That's what I did and saved money on tuition. My last 2 years were at a state college. Yes, it's cheaper than a private school but still expensive. And, tuition has been steadily creeping up year after year.
College is business first. Education second. I'd like to see drastic changes made to lessen the time one needs to spend in college.
Why 4 years? I went to college for special education. Why did I have to spend my first 2 years in history, algebra, literature, etc? These are courses that I've already taken in high school and the big question is WHAT DO THESE COURSES HAVE TO DO WITH MY FIELD? I haven't done an algebra problem in years. IMO, college should be 2 years with the main focus on your field. For me, that would be intensive practice in the school districts. The focus being on my field and nothing more. I'm not becoming a well rounded student by taking classes I have ZERO interest in. If I want to learn about history I'll do that on my own time.
The system is antiquated. We need changes. This is why I really like MOOCs like Coursera and Udex. Are they going to replace Universities and state colleges? Not in their current form. But who knows? Maybe they'll catch on and put pressure on traditional colleges to change.
Graduates from private colleges have something like double to triple the amount of debt over public colleges, and generally leave with inferior degrees. The overall debt average is also skewed by law degrees and medical degrees. If you graduate from a public college with more debt than the cost of a new sedan, you've done goofed. If you graduate from college and can't find a job that can afford a new sedan on a payment plan, you've really done goofed.
https://www.usnews.com/news/article...lege-debt-burdens-fall-on-3-types-of-students