If you take a typical course load (5 courses per semester, each of which meets for 3 hrs/week for 15 weeks), that works out to about $15.55 per hour of actual c

If you take a typical course load (5 courses per semester, each of which meets for 3 hrs/week for 15 weeks), that works out to about $15.55 per hour of actual class time. This isn't including ancillary benefits like access to experts in a variety of fields (e.g., through office hours), access to the library, and student activities. That seems like a pretty decent bargin!