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Hmmm, I'd beg to differ. I lived at home, with my parents, and went to a state school and paid in-state tuition. Found online PDFs of all my textbooks, and I'm
by diablerouge 7y ago
Hmmm, I'd beg to differ.
I lived at home, with my parents, and went to a state school and paid in-state tuition. Found online PDFs of all my textbooks, and I'm still just barely scraping in at under 40,000. This is from 2016 to 2020 (finishing up my last few courses over the next 6 months.) And the administration is still considering (aka going to pass) an 11% tuition increase, after a 9% increase just 2 years ago.
It's even worse for people who don't live near a university and need to live on campus, pay for meal plans, etc.
- paulddraper 7y agoNote that I only mentioned that number for tuition. Rent, food, clothing, etc. will of course be more than that. $10,000/yr doesn't even clear the poverty line, college or otherwise. [1] My number might have been a bit low, but average in-state public college is $10k/yr for tuition and fees. [2] I went to college in Florida and Utah. Their top ranked public universities right now cost $6k/yr and $8k/yr respectively. [1] https://www.thebalance.com/federal-poverty-level-definition-guidelines-chart-3305843 https://www.thebalance.com/federal-poverty-level-definition-... [2] https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/paying-for-college/articles/paying-for-college-infographic https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/paying-for-co...