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>My mother, for anecdata, came out of a computer science program in the mid eighties with her education financed by her employer. I don't believe thats a 100%
by nemothekid 12y ago
>My mother, for anecdata, came out of a computer science program in the mid eighties with her education financed by her employer.
I don't believe thats a 100% apt comparison. In the 80s, tuition at MIT, a private school, was less than 10k/yr (according to wikipedia). Considering to do the same now would cost nearly 5-6x as much, its no surprise that corporations haven't continued those programs.
- frostmatthew 12y ago> Considering to do the same now would cost nearly 5-6x as much, its no surprise that corporations haven't continued those programs. Are you suggesting corporate profits have remained flat for the last 30 years? http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/CP/ http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/CP/
- nemothekid 12y agoI don't see how corporate profits are related at all. Metaphorically, just because I get a raise, doesn't mean I'm going to start spending $100 on a loaf of bread. In the past the cost to send someone to college was "x", and the benefit to the company for doing so was "y". The rising costs of tuition has now caused "x" to surpass "y", making that avenue uneconomical. Corporations aren't public entities and shouldn't be expected to continue programs that result in a net loss.