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Agreed. > If education is expensive, then making it less expensive seems to be the natural solution than eliminating its requirement. Most of the arguments I
by troupe 3y ago
Agreed.
> If education is expensive, then making it less expensive seems to be the natural solution than eliminating its requirement.
Most of the arguments I see saying that college is too expensive are kind of like people using Lamborghinis to say that cars are too expensive. The fact that you can spend $500k on a car does not mean that cars are expensive. The fact that you can go $400k into debt for college doesn't mean that college is expensive. It just means that you can spend a lot on an expensive college if you choose to do so.
If someone takes dual credit courses in high-school, then gets a 2 year degree at a local community college, then transfers to a state school that offers a good return on investment, and does all that while working a part time job, college isn't that expensive.
And the more people try to take that path, the more college will respond to increasing those types of options.
- hot_gril 3y agoIf you aren't targeting a field that requires a college education, even a cheap one is still pretty expensive in terms of time and money, and some subjects at some schools can be really weak. I can see why some people would opt for trade school or just learning on the job. What annoys me a little is when highly paid software engineers around me say college is pointless, when every single one of them went to a good college thanks to their parents.
- j-bos 3y agoChiming in for context (representation?): I grew up thinking college was a must for making big bucks but still didn't think it was worth it. After going to a trade school and doing jobs related and unrelated to my trade, I ended up needing big bucks and time. So I went to a boot camp and am now one of those software engineers. I don't think college is pointless, but I am so glad I didn't go. My point being, bringing the hype/price/time down on college will likely do good for many smart industrious lower-mid class kids.
- hot_gril 3y agoFor software engineering, that makes sense. I think it's only worthwhile if some conditions are right (good school and covered costs). Which it was for those guys.