TownieDeac
words are futile devices
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I'm not in the "going to college is a waste of money" crowd but I do believe that paying for than 50K total for an undergraduate college education is a waste of money. Now I can see paying significantly more for graduate degrees, especially ones which are specialized, but undergrad degrees mean very little these days.
The smartest route I can see is to go to a CC for two years, transfer to a reasonably priced, but academically respected public school, and then spend the "big bucks" for grad school.
Or just go be a social media influencer.
I think this kind of Brasky calculation comes from the cost of college being too high rather than the actual value of the education, though you tell me if that's not what you mean.
Nobody is calling for free private education--that should still exist (in a Warren-like plan) for anyone who can or wants to pay full freight, and hopefully private universities still see the value in admitting students who can't.
But if we're subsidizing public higher ed (at a tiny, tiny fraction of total public expenditures) we should look for a return with a more educated, more civically engaged, higher paid tax base. And that means lowering barrier to entry while keeping a stake in quality. I don't understand those like awaken who want to entirely turn it into YouTube.edu.