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Re:65k fake students applied for financial aid in wide commu... by clairity on Wednesday September 01, 2021 @01:48PM (#28383230)
yah, note that a $3-5K extension course at UCLA costs ~$300 (including registration and books!) at LACC and is often taught by the same part-time lecturer(s). it’s pretty clever geographic price discrimination though: expensive for rich westsiders who don’t wanna travel much past the 405 and cheap for the working class folk mid-city.
Re:65k fake students applied for financial aid in wide commu... by jhart99 on Thursday September 02, 2021 @07:55AM (#28390970)
You could just go down the 10 to Santa Monica community college though even if you didn't want to travel. I think the extension is more about someone putting 'UCLA' on a resume or job application.
Re:65k fake students applied for financial aid in wide commu... by clairity on Thursday September 02, 2021 @12:01PM (#28393739)
yes, SMCC is a good alternative on the westside, and yes, UCLA still has a price discrimination advantage due to its brand prestige (but 10× seems crazy to me).