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Re:No, Teen Suicide Isn’t Rising Because Life Got Objectivel... by vondur on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @12:28PM (#34985235)
> True -- but by the same token, it was possible to "work your way through college". This is largely impossible now.

It can be done, if you are willing to do Community College and then head to a state university to finish up. We asked our friend's daughter, who was choosing which college to attend about going to a local state university. She replied, "what do I tell my friends?" as in it was beneath her. Which was funny as both her parents went to state universities.

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Re:No, Teen Suicide Isn’t Rising Because Life Got Objectivel... by JohnFen on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @12:50PM (#34985622)
That depends on where you are, I think. Community colleges are certainly less expensive, but they are very expensive nonetheless. And state colleges are often not much cheaper than others.

The cost of education across the board has risen to an insane level, well above the rate of inflation.

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Re:No, Teen Suicide Isn’t Rising Because Life Got Objectivel... by vondur on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @07:37PM (#34990427)
True, I'm from California where Community College is currently free for all high school graduates. When I went, it was cheap enough to be basically free.
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