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That ignores the fact that out of state schools cost on average of double and not every state either has the programs folks are looking for or the schools to go

That ignores the fact that out of state schools cost on average of double and not every state either has the programs folks are looking for or the schools to go to, so some resort to out of state and pay $20k per year and will walk out with more than twice that in debt. Also the cost of living around good schools is mostly increasing, at least if they are in an urban environment.

dantheman 7y ago
Completely agree schools cost too much and ideally everyone would have lots of options -- talking about loans isn't they way to get there, the problem is the cost of schools and housing skyrocketing.
ericd 7y ago
So, do a cost benefit analysis of whether it’s worth it to go out of state and pay twice as much to study that esoteric subject? You seem to be implying that students in those situations have no choice but to take on more debt, which seems to be a recurring theme in a lot of these threads, but they do. Or, they can live at home and go to a local community college for the first two years to take the general reqs, and finish up at that expensive 4 year school. A few of my friends did that and saved quite a lot.
- chillwaves 7y ago
  > study that esoteric subject Where does this come from? The major one had was game design, another was for IT. I'm not implying anything. I know people from states who don't have great schools (or programs) available to them and choose to go out of state. The whole instate/out of state system needs an overhaul as well. Some students want to resettle out of their state and intend to stay after getting their education. That's a net plus for the state, why make it so difficult for them to get an education here if they are academically qualified?
  - ericd 7y ago
    Those are slightly more esoteric/unusual programs. More common would be Computer Science. Yep, the public university program could definitely use work, no argument there. But I’m under the impression that most states have at least one serviceable university.

dantheman 7y ago

Completely agree schools cost too much and ideally everyone would have lots of options -- talking about loans isn't they way to get there, the problem is the cost of schools and housing skyrocketing.

ericd 7y ago

So, do a cost benefit analysis of whether it’s worth it to go out of state and pay twice as much to study that esoteric subject? You seem to be implying that students in those situations have no choice but to take on more debt, which seems to be a recurring theme in a lot of these threads, but they do. Or, they can live at home and go to a local community college for the first two years to take the general reqs, and finish up at that expensive 4 year school. A few of my friends did that and saved quite a lot.

chillwaves 7y ago
> study that esoteric subject Where does this come from? The major one had was game design, another was for IT. I'm not implying anything. I know people from states who don't have great schools (or programs) available to them and choose to go out of state. The whole instate/out of state system needs an overhaul as well. Some students want to resettle out of their state and intend to stay after getting their education. That's a net plus for the state, why make it so difficult for them to get an education here if they are academically qualified?
- ericd 7y ago
  Those are slightly more esoteric/unusual programs. More common would be Computer Science. Yep, the public university program could definitely use work, no argument there. But I’m under the impression that most states have at least one serviceable university.