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To be fair, there are plenty of state universities in the US that are considerably cheaper than private schools. Students entering college are generally making
by oldprogrammer2 8y ago
To be fair, there are plenty of state universities in the US that are considerably cheaper than private schools. Students entering college are generally making two bad decisions:
1. Selecting a very expensive, non-prestigious private school.
2. Selecting a major that has no ROI for the cost of tuition.
To give concrete examples:
Option 1.
4 years at U of Texas at Austin.
Tuition = $40k.
Option 2.
2 Years at Tarrant County College.
2 years at U of Texas at Austin.
Tuition = $24k.
Option 3.
4 years at Southern Methodist University.
Tuition = $250k.
So a student could spend $24k versus $250k, and I would imagine most would consider the UT Austin degree more valuable, as well, though these two schools are ranked similarly for undergraduate.
And, while I would support further taxes to support state schools, I have no desire to support students who are personally selecting to attend a school that will cost 10x just because they want to. And I have no desire to forgive their loans, either.