Posted on 09/04/2016 11:44:43 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The price of attending an accredited university in the U.S., whether it be public or private, only seems to be growing.
Between tuition fees, application fees, room and board and everything in between, getting a degree in America is no cheap (or easy) feat.
In the 2015-2016 academic year, the average cost of attending college or university (tuition plus fees) in the U.S. was $32,405 for private colleges, $9,410 for in-state students at public colleges, and $23,893 for out-of-state students at public colleges, according to Collegeboard.
But unsurprisingly, fees and tuition costs are not streamlined around the globe....
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1. Germany
2. Brazil
3. Scandinavia (note: not a country)
4. Slovenia
5. France
6. Mexico
People there dont work for free.
It’s Americans being subsidized by their taxpayers.
The American taxpayers rebuilt many of those countries, if my memory serves.
About 10 years ago I would have seriously considered having my kids learn French, German, Swedish or Norwegian in order to prep them for college in on of those countries. Now there is no way on earth I would want them in France, Germany, Sweden or Norway. Sweden is the “rape capital of Europe “ and thanks to the millions of recent invaders I’m sure France and Germany aren’t that far behind.
I’ll pass.
In France, you must speak French.
But, it's free. Well, I think there is about a 300 Euro fee..plus you pay for housing.
In The Czech Republic, the education is also free - but again, you must speak Czech.
Your information is slightly out of date. While literature (of course) and many of the humanities continue to be taught in German, the technical degrees, even at the undergrad level, are pushing toward English only courses. So even the German students are being taught in English.
Start shopping here: https://www.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programs/en/
I won’t be happy until we are all streamlined.
Thanks for the update. I had read another article just 6 months ago (maybe a WaPo?) that said that all the undergraduate programs were in German, but that they expected some English language programs to develop in the future.
Here is the deal. Yes, the tuition is free but the Room and Board are not. Many students take out loans to cover their living expenses. Few schhols at least in Scandinavian countries don’t have American-style dorms. Many students rent rooms in private homes or get together with others and rent a house/apartment.
In Norway, you have to pass the ‘Bergenstesten’ (the Norwegian equivalent to a TEFL) to go to the university. There are some undergrad programs in English but rare. Mostly grad programs are in English because all the textbooks are in English.
Norway is becoming very restrictive in their immigration policies so it will not rival Sweden. Americans in general are very welcome in Norway. Some Norwegians even joke that Norway is the 51st (or is that 58th?) state.
Where I live, Georgia (the state, not the country) tuition is free if you get and maintain a 3.0+ GPA. My daughter has attended free for the last 4 years. We pay room and board, but no tuition. Our state lottery funds this (Hope Scholarship.). So far, it hasn’t been need based, just based on grades.
Went out for drinks with a Spanish colleague (professor) once. He was preaching about the relative costs of US and Spanish university and how scandalous it was.
I told him, “you get what you pay for.”
Still true IMHO.
“getting a degree in America is no cheap (or easy) feat. “
It is easy: Brain dead, stupid simple, easy.
College degrees are now participation trophies.
Colleges are diploma mills...all about the money.
Stay long enough, put in minimal work, and it is guaranteed that ANY student can graduate with at least a ‘C’.
I knew a woman with two strokes and an IQ no more than 65 and she got a Master’s in Science in Computer Science from Regis.
Mexico is on the list. My US Citizen kid was assigned a dorm mate who was illegal from Mexico and on a free ride. Why are so many DREAMERS taking away grants, scholarships and admission slots from US students when they can get a degree for free? Face it, any degree outside a heart surgeon or architecture would be equal in most any country.
What if your Czech bounces?
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