My dad payed his entire way through college with a part time cafeteria job and graduated with no debt. My tuition was over $50,000 a year and housing, fees, etc

My dad payed his entire way through college with a part time cafeteria job and graduated with no debt. My tuition was over $50,000 a year and housing, fees, etc. was over $20,000. Even adjusting for inflation, he went to college for a tiny percentage of what it cost me