I’m sorry you had to waste a semester (and the money) there; did they have a “test-out” option?
Those classes are horrible because they wrack up debt for unqualified students, with a high chance that they won’t finish a degree due to the extra time/money required.
Recently the local news here in NJ described how our schools are looking for foreign students to fill the classrooms; they were already doing that 20 years ago because they could charge a higher tuition than they could for in-state residents. I’m unsure as to how I would guide my children as they near the age where they’ll have to make some choices regarding higher education...
It is the students themselves who rack up debt. No need to worry about them though. Obama will issue an executive order in the next two years absolving all student loans.