High tuition costs mostly stem from the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 1993

Post by dragonwriter » Tue, May 31, 2022, 6:18 PM UTC

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College costs have increased due to decreased state funding and increased regulation (both legal and from accreditors), which requires more administrative staff. Ironically, decreased state funding leads to an increase of administrative staff too, as universities invest in grant offices, development offices, and outreach departments in an attempt to find more funds.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this is at least partially wrong. Are you only speaking of public universities? I worked at an expensive, private, liberal arts, non-profit college, where I witnessed revolting inefficiency. Do such schools receive _significant_ state funding? Any? One example of the waste I witnessed: at the end of the financial year, the student services departments where I worked would blow wha…

Post by thereddaikon » Tue, May 31, 2022, 6:21 PM UTC

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few people want to go there because the bit of paper you get at the end is the value and those a worth less than the bits of paper you get from other universities.

Plus, usually they don't offer anything more than an associate's degree. Can't remember the last time I saw anything less than "bachelor's degree or equivalent experience" on a job listing.

Post by woopwoop » Tue, May 31, 2022, 6:33 PM UTC

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I feel like this article doesn't support it's thesis at all. Why does the government lending directly result in less downward price pressure than guaranteeing loans? The only hypothesis I can imagine is that people anticipated something like student loan forgiveness, but that requires more evidence than what is given here (after all the government could in theory waive private loans and reimburse the lender).

Because the colleges get paid up front instead of going through the collection process 15 years later.

Post by j_walter » Tue, May 31, 2022, 6:40 PM UTC

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This was a student health fee that also covered health insurance for students (dental too). It was a basic program through Aetna Student Health. Also included urgent and basic services on campus as well as mental health services. I was also an online student that only attended on campus class for 1 weekend per semester. It made no sense to make everyone pay the fee that included significant amounts of benefits that w…

Okay I think I understand better. When I was a student the student health fee you were told was not insurance and compulsory. You could get insurance through the school for $1200/semester. This was mainly international, grad students and their families. Like many first in their family college students I soon discovered a lot of scholarships only covered tuition (and books) and I was left to make up the difference in…

Post by the_only_law » Tue, May 31, 2022, 6:42 PM UTC

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I think many people are for tuition free for a certain amount of people based on merit. However it shouldn't be just a 5th-8th year of high school...like it seems to be becoming. When an admissions rate of a large public university can reach 95%+...we are no longer selecting the best students that will actually gain anything from going to college.

The UC schools have always tied enrollment to the top 9% of California High School seniors. As High School graduation rates increased, the UC system increased its enrollment (most recently by building a new campus). Enrollment at UC wouldn't change if it were free -- it will always be ~9% of graduating seniors.