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I attended a small but well-known liberal arts school that increased tuition about 20k in well under a decade. In a single year the tuition increased 5k, and y
by 3131s 6y ago
I attended a small but well-known liberal arts school that increased tuition about 20k in well under a decade.
In a single year the tuition increased 5k, and yet the department of my major was downsized and classes that I needed to complete my degree were full. At the same time though they built a new $42 million "cultural exchange" building and began adding an enormous sports facility. It turned out that actually there was no intended purpose for the new building either, and it was mostly sat empty as far as I know.
- galaxyLogic 6y agoIt seems to me the appeal of the expensive colleges is at least partly that you get to hang out with other rich kids, making connections that can benefit you later financially. It's like Donald Trump's golf-club you pay lot mostly for the chance of being part of the club