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California's CSU system has more than half a million undergraduate students. Tuition and fees are still not much more than $8,000 a year. You can still get a ve
by whyenot 6y ago
California's CSU system has more than half a million undergraduate students. Tuition and fees are still not much more than $8,000 a year. You can still get a very good education for not a lot of money.
Just a comparison: San Jose State University (public) and Santa Clara University (private) are less than ten miles from each other. Tuition at SJSU is $7,852 (+ fees). Tuition at SCU is $53,634. Yes, SCU has labs with all the latest equipment. A biology field class at SCU may go to Yellowstone, or Hawaii on a field trip while a similar course t SJSU would only go to the Sierras, but what you are going to learn is basically the same stuff, the level of interaction with faculty will be the same, opportunities for doing research as an undergraduate are about the same. There is no reason to spend huge sums of money to get a good education!
- lost953 6y agoThe SCU biology class is going to go to Monterey, the SJSU is going to go nowhere. SCU doesn't have the latest equipment in its labs, but it does have decent labs, SJSU is probably similar. What you are paying for is lifestyle, access, connections, and a system to prevent people from falling through the cracks. Most people graduate in 4 years at SCU, not as true at SJSU. After 10 years SCU graduates are some of the highest paid in the country, not so much for SJSU. Plus the sticker price isn't everything SCU has tons of aid although its probably still 3 to 4 times more expensive (for average people).
- kart23 6y agoAnd SJSU in-state tuition cost $900 in the year 1990. What justifies this increase?