Germany has a good model that we can follow with a very economical university system (sans some elite schools). They do it with low overhead courses with homewo

Germany has a good model that we can follow with a very economical university system (sans some elite schools). They do it with low overhead courses with homework that isn’t graded by a TA that they can’t afford, no midterm just your entire grade based on a final (at least, that’s what I heard from my colleague who went through it just after unification). No fancy dorms or student recreation centers, just classes that you show up to take. Why don’t we have this in the states? Even community colleges are expected to be luxurious with lots of graded homework, exams, and a less high-stakes final. But really, we really just need the classes to go to and maybe someplace to study (but local libraries can help there). We don’t actually need N-layers of administrators and counselors. That’s all overhead.