White House rolls back protections for people in default on student loans

Re:White House rolls back protections for people in default ... by razorunreal on Saturday March 18, 2017 @04:40PM (#13903414)

Even if US colleges are better than 98% of the world (which I doubt, it seems like you conveniently forgot Canada, Europe, Australia, etc.) employers are mostly using that degree as a box tick. Convincing students they need the exhorbitantly priced best when they really don't still seems predatory to me.

Personally I paid the equivalent of 16kUSD for a 4 year software degree in New Zealand, and my fortune 500 employer seems fine with it. A foreigner would have to pay double, but that's still far from US prices.

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Re:White House rolls back protections for people in default ... by brianwawok on Saturday March 18, 2017 @05:38PM (#13903647)

There is a big range. You can get a 4 year "software degree" from a community college in the US for no more than 20k USD. Most of the big numbers you see toted are for private university, or giant flagship campuses. Many schools do offer cheaper deals at the smaller campuses. Don't buy the hype that any college degree in the US cost $200k.

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