Man took 58 years to get his college degree

[burbuja0512]

Its way easier today to get a degree!  

Tons of FREE credits and low-cost credits today.  Today we are NOT tied to B&M classrooms only.  Testing out credits did not really exist like today.   Gore had not invented the internet yet!  Today, being a non-traditional student is 99% easier than even the 1980's were.   No computers, no spell check, no Grammarly etc., back then.  Education is a commodity today that we (students) can shop around for the best deal.  I could go on and on.  In 1959 he had very limited options.  I had a few more options by 1987 (Dr. John Bears Guide), but still nothing like today.

Its way easier today to get a degree! 

As a happy Big 3 grad, I would agree and disagree, depending on the situation.   I think that for anyone wanting a select group of majors, including liberal arts and business, it's easier than ever. 

However, for science or other related majors that require you to be on-campus for the most part, I disagree.   My DD is a pre-med chemistry major and we literally moved states to choose a college that would be affordable.   She knows that because we  moved states, we can pay for her education until she gets to her post-grad studies, at which point she will rack up possibly hundreds of thousands worth of debt.    And, we could say "doctors make a lot of money, it's ok."   Well... that depends on the specialty, or even whether you specialize.   For example, general practictioners or pediatricians don't make the sky high figures that would help her easily pay off the debts.   

So, I guess now we just need to find a way to make it easier for the "other" majors that aren't covered on this forum.  As much as I'd like to say that a SL class with lab is the same as what my DD is doing on-campus, it really isn't.   But we need all of the STEM majors more than ever, so it seems like a very difficult situation.