Featured Cost of University Education. Why?

It costs a lot of money here, and nothing in those countries listed, and we don't value it? I suppose the more Helzberg values a diamond the 'freer' it will be.

 

With the dominance of our higher education centers by leftist professors, our colleges have become centers for leftist indoctrination, not education.

With tenure, the indoctrinators get paid a lot of money to stay in place for life. And they can't be fired, no matter what they teach.

 

A good education is not cheap, no matter who is paying for it. The average cost per year for a public university is about $15,000 for tuition, room and board. For a private university, it jumps up to $40-$50,000, or more.

There are a lot of ways that costs can better managed -- rather than simply taking out loans.

* Go to community college for the first two years, or at least during the summers. These are much cheaper than traditional four year universities.

* Live at home, if that is possible. Much cheaper than the dorms. And the food is better too.

* Work part-time to offset living expenses (studies show that students that do work learn how to manage their time a lot better too).

* Go to a university with a strong internship or cooperative program. As a result, you will get both on the job training in your field plus a salary. It may take an additional year or so to graduate, but you will do so with a lot less debt - and with more work experience.

* Choose your university wisely. Fisk has a good list of top universities that are considered "best buys" -- see http://www.collegecountdown.com/special-reports/fiske-guide-to-collges-2015-best-buys.html. Some are public and some are private.

* Choose a major where there's a reasonable chance that you can actually pay back your student loan. In other words, don't rack up $200,000 in student loans and then graduate with a BA in Art History.

 

Another one of The Boy's threads he bailed out on.

 

Has he even been back and posted elsewhere?