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"America leads the world when it comes to access to higher education" Is this really true? From what I hear, higher education is only available in America if yo
by amarant 9y ago
"America leads the world when it comes to access to higher education"
Is this really true? From what I hear, higher education is only available in America if you can afford it.. This is not the case in many other countries, and I'm not sure if American universities are of higher quality than for example Swedish ones (which are free for citizens).
- jlebrech 9y agomaybe just give education to those who want it.
- usmeteora 9y agoeverything comes with a price!
- jdavis703 9y agoIf you go to community college, get your two year degree and then use that to get your bachelor's degree it's pretty cheap. In my case it worked out to be about $6500/year (once you factor in scholarships and financial aid I actually made a "profit.") Also you can do this in only four years if you go to school full time...
- j7ake 9y agoand how does 6500 dollars per year compare to other countries? i would imagine many countries could offer better education at cheaper prices.
- isoprophlex 9y agoCould be cheaper. I'm in the Netherlands. 1600€/ year for a bachelor's and master's degree in theoretical chemistry, 5 years full time. Also, semi related, doing a PhD afterwards for 4 years paid me a ~1800€/month salary. I'm pretty happy with my local circumstances.
- jdavis703 9y agoAt least in the US if your PhD program isn't paying for your degree you're doing it wrong. That's at least what some of my grad school friends have said.
- usmeteora 9y agohigher education = college not highscghool we have horrible highschools compared to Europe and Urban China We do have good higher education but with the following caveats 1. 500% increase in tuition relative to inflation 2. Global competition for entrance rates as people from all countries want access to American universities I wouldnt elite view American colleges as American institutions of higher education. Just ones that reside in America, but that does not mean that Americans are the ones excelling and going into them, going to grad school, starting wealthy companies and creating jobs in America. edit* I removed the statement about saying America versus North America.
- madeofpalk 9y ago> United States I presume and not "America" whatever that means > American colleges > American institutions > reside in America > Americans > jobs in America
- arethuza 9y agoHow do you compare anything with schools across Europe? Even within the UK the range from the top private ("public") schools to the humblest state schools is enormous. [NB Total cost of going to a top private school in the UK is probably at least $50K a year]
- bluejekyll 9y agoCan you explain the (" and ") on public when you refer to private in the UK?
- StreamBright 9y agoIt is same like healtcare. In the US you can access higher quality education and healthcare if you can afford it. In the EU it is a bit lower quality but available on a much lower price for the general public. Education: 2,000 EUR/year vs. 20,000 - 30,000 USD/year (this goes up to 60,000 USD/year in case of Stanford, Harvard, etc.) I cannot find enything that would make an easy comparison possible on healthcare.
- xythobuz 9y agoJust to add to that: I'm studying in Germany and pay 140 Euros per Semester, so 280 Euros or a bit more than 300$ per year. So another order of magnitude less than your estimate :)
- dagw 9y agoIt is same like healtcare. Not really. Basically anybody can (or at least could) get loans to go to university. Much harder to get a loan for a medical procedure