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People in rural areas have less options to live with their parents while attending a college. People that live with their parents while going to college save a
by lev99 9y ago
People in rural areas have less options to live with their parents while attending a college.
People that live with their parents while going to college save a significant amount of money compared to people that live on their own.
College costs are actually not the same for everyone. It's hard to find two people that have the same degree and paid exactly the same for it. It's easy to find two people eating the same burrito that paid exactly the same for it.
- Slansitartop 9y agoThat's true, and actually amplifies the point I was trying to get across. A low rural cost of living doesn't help low-income rural kids afford college, since the college is likely in a higher income city area and priced accordingly.
- pc2g4d 9y agoSo maybe colleges need a cost-of-living adjustment?
- Fomite 9y agoAgricultural and land grant schools are often not in urban areas - and far closer to where rural kids are growing up, and have more helpful programs to help them in their actual careers. Washington State University, for example, is vastly more affordable to live near than the University of Washington, and has agriculture, forestry and farming oriented majors, as well as all the ones you'd typically expect.