MozeeToby t1_j1c205i wrote on December 23, 2022 at 4:42 AM

Reply to comment by hootenanny03 in [OC] The Average Cost of Attending College in Each US State by malxredleader

This is insane. I want to regionally well regarded private school for less than that and I'm 38. It was probably a mistake, but luckily worked out for me. The idea that this is now the average for my state is unthinkable. A couple decades ago we had one of the strongest state college programs in the country and now you're telling me a four year degree averages 120k? It's completely unsustainable.

thisisredlitre t1_j1c4nck wrote on December 23, 2022 at 5:07 AM

Fewer students applying- not a comment on the services either just fewer students. I was reading another post the other day about how the declining number of students was impacting smaller schools the hardest/potentially forcing them to close in the near future.

FuzzySnuggleKitty t1_j1ce2ss wrote on December 23, 2022 at 6:47 AM

fewer students, you say? better increase tuition to compensate...

thisisredlitre t1_j1ce62e wrote on December 23, 2022 at 6:48 AM

I see you also read the post from the other day xD

genericdude999 t1_j1f19l1 wrote on December 23, 2022 at 8:54 PM

> potentially forcing them to close in the near future.

If people are starting to realize a BA in sociology or history is guaranteed to leave them with tens of thousands in student loan debt, but unlikely to lead to higher income to help pay those debts, there are a lot of departments at least that might dwindle.

Just a few years ago people on the internet were still shouting "I went to university for an education not a job. If I wanted a job I'd go to f*cking trade school!" I'm sure some still do, but I see that argument less often.

(also slightly offensive to people studying computer science, engineering, accounting, etc. - that's not "trade school")