Tuition costs have risen 710% since 1983 (1200% since 1980). Inflation: 194%

Re:Tuition costs have risen 710% since 1983 (1200% since 198... by recursivedoubts on Monday July 10, 2023 @07:35PM (#36674540)

The max should be 20k per year, maybe even 15k.

I teach part time at a relatively affordable public university and the waste, inefficiency and bureaucracy takes my breath away.

Limit loans to 15k/60k lifetime and make them forgivable. You would be amazed at how focused, productive and inexpensive higher education could get.

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Re:Tuition costs have risen 710% since 1983 (1200% since 198... by brnaftr361 on Monday July 10, 2023 @09:45PM (#36675501)

You'd probably need to do that. I pay $6k/sem for my university tuition, but it seems that what doesn't go towards tuition gets sucked up by slumlords or university room and board, so pressing down tuition prices alone doesn't seem like a feasible option. Limiting the overall liquidity, I think, would dramatically improve things.

It's either that or enrollment drops off a cliff because the college proposition is so off the rails. That appears to be the current trend, I believe.

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