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MichMan

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15. How are costs reduced, or do colleges get to charge whatever they want?

Reply to aggiesal (Original post)

Thu Apr 28, 2022, 07:39 AM

Apr 2022

Dad- "Did you hear that Gouge State University is raising their tuition to $3000 per credit next semester?

Mom- "Wow, that means each class is now going to cost $10k ! Good thing the government is paying for it."

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Time to subsidize 100% college educations for public universities. ... [View all] aggiesal Apr 2022 OP

Most 1st World countries don't send as many people to college as we do. brooklynite Apr 2022 #1

Fewer students (percentage) go to college in most of those countries greenjar_01 Apr 2022 #2

Indeed, and so to some extent, online programs are making it worse Redleg Apr 2022 #5

How do you decide who gets to go and who doesn't? TuskMoar Apr 2022 #3

Before Ronnie Reagan was governor here in California ... aggiesal Apr 2022 #7

Why haven't any succeeding governors reinstated it? MichMan Apr 2022 #11

Strict entrance exams iemanja Apr 2022 #10

I support partial subsidies Redleg Apr 2022 #4

That will never sell on this site. MerryBlooms Apr 2022 #6

I don't know why not, most of us went through public schools through 18 years old ... aggiesal Apr 2022 #8

Agreed obamanut2012 Apr 2022 #12

Most first world countries do not do it iemanja Apr 2022 #9

And many do obamanut2012 Apr 2022 #13

Do you also know iemanja Apr 2022 #16

vocational training too MissMillie Apr 2022 #14

How are costs reduced, or do colleges get to charge whatever they want? MichMan Apr 2022 #15

Giving tax breaks to billionaires is wrong. BlueCheeseAgain Apr 2022 #17