Why is American College So Expensive?

[Mycroft]

Demand is in decline.

Okay.

 

[Peter]

How are they paid if the college eduction offered is “free?”

The same way firefighters are paid.

 

[NatMorton]

Well, since there is a straight line from Reagan to Trump, I'm not surprised.

World socialism will never forgive Reagan for winning the Cold War.

 

[NatMorton]

The same way firefighters are paid.

So you’re under the impression that a fire department is “free?”

 

[Peter]

So you’re under the impression that a fire department is “free?”

Do you pay for the fire brigade at the point of use?
Can you phone and ask for a more deluxe service if you pay a bit more?

As I said some countries have free Uni and the staff get paid.
It's not an impossible square to circle.

 

[Peter]

World socialism will never forgive Reagan for winning the Cold War.

Yeah, he alone won the cold war.
Just him.
Not the fact that the Soviets also faced a nuclear hammering from other NATO allies like the UK.

Nope, it was all him.

 

[NatMorton]

Yeah, he alone won the cold war.
Just him.
Not the fact that the Soviets also faced a nuclear hammering from other NATO allies like the UK.

Nope, it was all him.

He certainly wasn’t alone, but his leadership, among others, is what finally turned the tide.

 

[Individual]

If you build it, they will come.

Prices would come down if losers didn't pay the prices. Instead, sign for a loan to pay the high cost then bitch about it later.

Gives politicians a voting bloc to pander.

 

[Napoleon]

It would probobly help if you didn't have universities that funded the building of vast stadiums used by a few elite football players.

No university in the UK has a stadium.

There’s that. But there’s also the fact that universities are bursting at the seems with administrators. Ohio State University, for example, has over 27,000 people employed as administrative staff.

 

[Roadvirus]

Why is American College So Expensive?​

Mostly due to high demand.

Nope. This:

College diversity and inclusion officers rake in sky-high salaries as debt-saddled students face rising costs

Top diversity, equity and inclusion personnel pocket massive six-figure salaries as students face rising tuition costs, forcing many to take out loans to cover expenses.

www.foxnews.com

DEI brainwashers ain't cheap.

 

[Mycroft]

Nope. This:

College diversity and inclusion officers rake in sky-high salaries as debt-saddled students face rising costs

Top diversity, equity and inclusion personnel pocket massive six-figure salaries as students face rising tuition costs, forcing many to take out loans to cover expenses.

www.foxnews.com

DEI brainwashers ain't cheap.

That is a reason, but high demand is the main reason.

Econ 101

 

[Eriech]

Why is American College So Expensive?​

Mostly due to high demand.

Yes, demand due to tuition being subsidized and/or the payment deferred. Colleges will charge what the market will bear.

 

[Lucky 1]

And federal subsidies. Easy money warps any market, just as it did leading to mortgages and home ownership in the 2000s.

Yep....it was the federal subsidies that raised tuition through the roof! I received a master degree in chemistry from University of Texas in the early 1980's....I never paid more then 10K per year for it and was able to work and pay as I went and graduated with no debt at all.

Once the universities all realized they could ask for an ever larger payout from the government....it went through the roof!

Get the government completely out of it and prices would come back to reality....

 

[Jacksprat]

College is intended mostly for the upper class.

No.

 

[Fearandloathing]

I ties into Trump's famous words, "I love the poorly educated!"

In short, the more educated you are, the more you are likely to challenge power. College tuition used to be very accessible, unless you were an ethnic minority (e.g. Black, Jew). As those discriminatory barriers were removed, a new barrier had to be levied.

There are quotes pulled straight from Reagan and modern politicians.

Clearly not enough Americans go to college as this is so ****ing easy to read.

PROFIT!

Most US colleges are privately owned, state run are housed with professors who want their slice of the American Pie.

In a word: GREED

The other issue is demand. Since the 90's, with the exemption of guys like Trump, it was the 'bright collar' workers making the big $$$ and not just at silicone valley. In 1999 Ford employed more computer engineers than designers, due to increasingly complex technology driven by robotics.

 

[Bodi]

It would probobly help if you didn't have universities that funded the building of vast stadiums used by a few elite football players.

No university in the UK has a stadium.

This touches on it.. . they are a business

 

[noonereal]

Why is American College So Expensive?​

Mostly due to high demand.

Grossly over paid and under worked professors.

Also, too much brick and mortar.