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> Certainly anyone living 'off-campus' and having bills to pay is in a minority. Only among wealthier students: - 70% of students have jobs while enrolled, de
by jasonhansel 4y ago
> Certainly anyone living 'off-campus' and having bills to pay is in a minority.
Only among wealthier students:
- 70% of students have jobs while enrolled, depending crucially on socioeconomic status: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/11/18/most-college-students-work-and-thats-both-good-and-bad https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/11/18/most-college-...
- In typical public colleges, only 36% of students live in dorms, vs. 58% in typical private colleges: https://collegeaffordability.urban.org/prices-and-expenses/room-and-board https://collegeaffordability.urban.org/prices-and-expenses/r...
- 36% of students face food insecurity: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/04/03/the-hidden-crisis-on-college-campuses-36-percent-of-students-dont-have-enough-to-eat/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/04/03/the-h...
- tnel77 4y agoRelated: I went to a private school and they required you to live on campus until you were a senior. Also: the namesake of the college owned the student housing so he was making serious money from all that forced rental income.
- ipaddr 4y agoSounds like you got a really good education
- tnel77 4y agoIt was actually a solid education, but, in hindsight, I should have went to a more affordable college.
- ipaddr 4y agoDidn't want to comment on the quality of the education I'm sure it's top quality most private schools are. My comment was more that seeing how this system works is the real education. Get a locked in population to purchase housing which is owned by the founder gets around rules. This would be similiar to a judge owning a prison and sending everyone there for profit.
- TylerE 4y agoAt least at the public university in my town, this is because they’ve built only 3 new dorms in the past 40 years or so while enrollment has essentially doubled.