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> In 1970 tuition at University of California schools was about $1000 And in 1970 one in five high school graduates went to college, whereas today it's nearly
by bandrami 3y ago
> In 1970 tuition at University of California schools was about $1000
And in 1970 one in five high school graduates went to college, whereas today it's nearly two thirds. And that was with a much lower high school graduation rate than today (55% vs 80%). So whatever changes have happened have had the result of getting a lot more people actually into college.
- hughesjj 3y agoThe increased attendance rate of college and price don't have to be (and I would argue, aren't) related at all. In other words, I have no idea what point you're trying to make
- bandrami 3y agoThe point is it's much easier to subsidize college when 10% of the cohort goes to college than it is when 60% of the cohort goes to college. That seems obvious to me and I'm not sure how it doesn't make sense to you.