...is 14K too much to pay to get them permanently out of your house? IMHO it certainly is. My reasoning is that if Dad pays for it, all it is only another passing fancy. There is no motivation.
If the student pays the $14k on his own, there is motivation. And, there is a job at the end of the course. Because there was motivation.
Ok, yeah I agree, and, mine was a loan, and I paid it back very quickly, and I also had to pay for music school when I told my parents I was leaving 'normal' college ... I was kind of kidding about the 'get the kid out of the house for only 14K thing'. The point is, it's a hell of a lot smarter than paying 80K and 4 years for a single-major sociology degree.
The main point is ... these programs are a valid foot-in-the-door ... and after that, it's up to you.