The Great Student Swap

[Alpha]

Shhh.  It's a secret
Out-of-state students at public universities: the enrollment trend that’s fueling the student debt crisis. (slate.com)

[LevelUP]

If an out-of-state school charges 3 times the tuition of an in-state school, then it would be hard to attend that school.

The ways around this would be
1. You get a scholarship with a high GPA/ACT/SAT.
2. There are online options that make tuition more affordable.

ASU online is around $500 a credit hour, which is reasonable. Many employers will pay $5000 a year towards tuition to colleges such as ASU online. Transfer in max credits, and you could have a degree for around $20,000, which is somewhat reasonable.

[dfrecore]

If an out-of-state school charges 3 times the tuition of an in-state school, then it would be hard to attend that school.

The out-of-state school does not charge 3x the tuition of an in-state school.  Out-of-state schools charge what it costs to go there.  Instead, in-state schools give you a huge discount, based on the fact that you (or your parents) are taxpayers in the state and are helping to fund in-state schools with their tax dollars - so you're not paying full price.

If you decide to go out-of-state, to a school you can't afford, and take out debt for it, that's just ridiculous.  And I'm not sure why taxpayers should be footing the bill for $10 to $20k of that, since it's a decision you made.

[ashkir]

It would've cost me almost 20x to attend an in-state school versus me going to UMPI. I find that sad.

[bluebooger]

> ASU online is around $500 a credit hour, which is reasonable.

you and i have a different definition of reasonable

> Many employers will pay $5000 a year towards tuition

that's 10 credits a year -- or 3 courses a year

if you transfer in 90 credits it would still take you 3 years to graduate if you relied solely on your employer -- and that's after spending money and time doing the 90 credits