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Define low cost. Universities are ashamed of their own tuition. Many of them hide it. It is common for universities to charge a single sum for "full-time" stud

Define low cost. Universities are ashamed of their own tuition. Many of them hide it. It is common for universities to charge a single sum for "full-time" students--students whose credit load is above some threshhold. But, Kansas State, for instance, only lists per credit tuition: ~$320. If you take 16 credits--a pace that could have you graduate in four years--that would be over $5k/semester, about $41k for the most minimal four-year degree. Boise State charges (in 2021) $4k/semester for full-time students. Is that low cost? Boston College charges $30k+/semester. U of Texas costs ~$6500/semester. If K-State, Boise State, and UT are considered low cost, I think you'll be fine. These all provide a fine education.

freeopinion 5y ago
FWIW, Stanford claims, "Tuition is covered for undergrads with family incomes under $150,000. Tuition, room and board are covered for undergrads with family incomes below $75,000."[0] That sounds pretty low cost and I would guess the financial threshholds would apply to most of Amazon's front line workers. [0] https://www.stanford.edu/admission/ https://www.stanford.edu/admission/
- prepend 5y ago
  “Tuition covered” means student loans, not waivers. Someone I loved was accepted at a school like Stanford with a similar policy. The good news was the entire $50k tuition (10 years ago) was covered, the bad news was that meant $1500 in work study, $6k in scholarships, and $43.5k in student loans guaranteed. Plus $10k for room and board. The way schools word this is such a dark pattern.
  - freeopinion 5y ago
    I agree that what you describe doesn't seem honest. I'm also trying to read between the lines of your words. Is that $50k + $10k per semester? Per year? $10k would have covered 4 years of rent in a lot of places 10 years ago, but only one year of room and board in others. $50k still covers 4 years of tuition in lots of places, but not lots of places "like Stanford". I'm gonna guess that all your numbers represent a single year. Then I have to ask, they only earned $9000 outside of work study during that period? That seems seriously low for a year. Were they prevented from working during the school year?
    - prepend 5y ago
      Tuition was $50k per year. Room and board was $10k per year. So over four years that would be $240k - $30k in benefits, so $210k in student loans. For undergrad. The school wasn’t as good as Stanford but top 20 and had a similar policy and tuition. The numbers don’t represent any outside work. The $1500/year was like 8 hours a week doing random university jobs. It possible they could work, but it would be really hard on top of the 8 hours work study and class load.

freeopinion 5y ago

FWIW, Stanford claims, "Tuition is covered for undergrads with family incomes under $150,000. Tuition, room and board are covered for undergrads with family incomes below $75,000."[0] That sounds pretty low cost and I would guess the financial threshholds would apply to most of Amazon's front line workers. [0] https://www.stanford.edu/admission/ https://www.stanford.edu/admission/

prepend 5y ago
“Tuition covered” means student loans, not waivers. Someone I loved was accepted at a school like Stanford with a similar policy. The good news was the entire $50k tuition (10 years ago) was covered, the bad news was that meant $1500 in work study, $6k in scholarships, and $43.5k in student loans guaranteed. Plus $10k for room and board. The way schools word this is such a dark pattern.
- freeopinion 5y ago
  I agree that what you describe doesn't seem honest. I'm also trying to read between the lines of your words. Is that $50k + $10k per semester? Per year? $10k would have covered 4 years of rent in a lot of places 10 years ago, but only one year of room and board in others. $50k still covers 4 years of tuition in lots of places, but not lots of places "like Stanford". I'm gonna guess that all your numbers represent a single year. Then I have to ask, they only earned $9000 outside of work study during that period? That seems seriously low for a year. Were they prevented from working during the school year?
  - prepend 5y ago
    Tuition was $50k per year. Room and board was $10k per year. So over four years that would be $240k - $30k in benefits, so $210k in student loans. For undergrad. The school wasn’t as good as Stanford but top 20 and had a similar policy and tuition. The numbers don’t represent any outside work. The $1500/year was like 8 hours a week doing random university jobs. It possible they could work, but it would be really hard on top of the 8 hours work study and class load.