Quote:
Originally Posted by Guest
FORCE COLLEGES TO MAKE TUITION CHEAPER
College costs have gone up dramatically yet, people continue to pay. We have government loans etc, IT IS SIMPLE ECONOMICS-more money chasing goods or services and the price goes up-INFLATION.
RE: endowment funds
First of all they grow TAX FREE. They are viewed as an annuity paying out a defined number of dollars per year.
When, the economy goes down you would suggest they should pull out more but, they actually have less new money coming in so pulling more would reduce the amount in the account so reduce dividend income. Unlike a human the school assumes it will live forever.
THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES-I have a four year degree but went to a two year school first where the COST was far less. I worked before going to college and I worked while going to college. When I graduated, I had gone through all or my savings, AND WITH MY PARENTS HELP, I still owed 13,000. I BORROWED THE MONEY-SO MY NOW WIFE AND I PAID IT BACK. We did not expect or demand that the government, or the rich or?????? pay my bill.
By the way, in today's dollars 13,000 is roughly 78,000
|
Not everyone deserves to go to college. Many are too lazy. There are many ways to pay for college, IF one is not too lazy. Go to the library and check out a book on tuition grants. There is money out there that people want to GIVE away to someone that will ask for it. All you have to do is write a letter to them explaining why you should be chosen for a grant. My daughter wrote a letter to one of my old military units that advertised college grants for Vets. She not only got a grant but a letter telling her to submit again next semester and they would be happy to award her with another grant. Another way to obtain a degree is to do it while in the military. The military will pay your way. The Air Force even has their own community college. Some jobs will pay part or all of your tuition if you pursue a degree that would benefit your job.
There is no excuse of college being too expensive. Everyone can go to college if they use their head. But, if you can't use your head to subsidize college, then perhaps you do not deserve to attend college.
College tuition being too expensive is just a scapegoat for the weak. An excuse and proof that some folks should not waste their time and the instructor's time.