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Interesting chart -- (link)

Posted by ty97 Oct 4 '16, 10:33

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https://twitter.com/binarybits/status/783357996701196288 (twitter.com)

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But how many people actually pay full tuition anymore? - znufrii, dad. Oct 4, 10:52 6
- Enough for their to be a whole bunch of student debt. "Seven in 10 seniors (69%) who graduated from public and nonprofit colleges in 2014 had student - mara Oct 4, 10:54 5
  - That doesn't really speak to my point, though I also agree that the inflow of funds from student loans has helped drive up prices as well. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Oct 4, 10:56
  - that seems like so small an amount to me. (I went to a private school.) -- nm - university of amanda jones Oct 4, 10:55 3
    - Ms. fancy-pants -- nm - decline Oct 4, 10:57 2
      - free. well, I paid for in decades of guilt. my dad taught there. "the only reason I stayed..." etc etc. - university of amanda jones Oct 4, 11:25 1
        
        I remember (I was just teasing :) ) -- nm - decline Oct 4, 11:38
Has anyone seen any interesting pieces with suggestions on why costs are exploding? I imagine most of their costs are straight salaries. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Oct 4, 10:45 13
- The below, but also more jobs today require college (including post-grad, and the financial opportunities from having certain specialised degrees are - Roger More Oct 4, 10:54
- There are a lot of factors at play. More administration, debt-fueled facility expansion, less support from government. -- nm - spamlet Oct 4, 10:53 7
  - Football stadiums -- nm - znufrii, dad. Oct 4, 10:54 5
    - Not only that but also "better amenities" like single rooms and fancy food in the cafeterias. -- nm - spamlet Oct 4, 11:00 4
      - cable, wi-fi. effin pampered millenials! -- nm - decline Oct 4, 11:00 3
        
        You laugh, but having taken my daughters to see schools, the extent to which facilities are being upgraded and made more posh is really substantial. - pmb Oct 4, 11:06 2
        
        and yet when I went to University we used to throw pickles and tomatoes on windows to see who would win the race to the bottom -- (edited) - Beaker Oct 4, 11:08 1
        
        (out of fast food burgers) -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 11:09
  - greed -- nm - decline Oct 4, 10:53
- Tuition is exploding because states have shifted more of the cost burden to students. The states are paying less of a share of school budgets -- nm - mr monkey Oct 4, 10:48
- I'd have to look for pieces but in part it's due to states school's rising at a high rate due to cut funding from the states -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 10:47 2
  - (there are no doubt other factors and it's a complicated question, but that definitely plays in) -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 10:48 1
    - Yeah, I realized after the fact that this was cost to the consumer(student) and not a general cost question. But I wonder if college costs are.... - Name Withheld by Request Oct 4, 10:54
*takes another drink* -- nm - spamlet Oct 4, 10:43 1
- Now imagine if you have a college bound child. - ty97 Oct 4, 10:44
College bubble is gonna have to burst soon. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 4, 10:36 3
- do you mean debt bubble burst? or the cost has to burst? -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 10:37 2
  - cost. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 4, 10:43 1
    - How though? The demand drivers are going to continue - i.e. people need specialised skills in order to have a well-paying career, even if the jobs - Roger More Oct 4, 10:50

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