Tuition at USC now exceeds Stanford and the Ivy League schools.
USC, always striving to reach new heights, is set to cross a dubious milestone: Tuition for the 2016-2017 academic year will surpass $50,000 for the first time.
With a price tag of $51,442 for tuition and an additional $841 in fees, USC is sure to be in the running for the unofficial title of most expensive place in the country to get a college degree. According to U.S. News & World Report, Vassar College in New York won that honor for the current school year by charging $51,300 in tuition and fees. Even Harvard, that paragon of academic excellence, charges undergraduates a mere $45,278 in tuition and fees.
http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-usc-tuition-20160304-story.html
When I entered the graduate school at USC in 1973, tuition was $90 per unit. Well into the 1980’s, you could take a course for under $600. And in those days, USC was an oasis of academic freedom. An atmosphere of conformity to leftist thought had not yet descended over the campus, as would eventually happen.
https://blogs.voanews.com/student-union/2017/03/02/67-of-international-students-pay-out-of-pocket/
So what are the “fees” for ?
Is it anything like Today when I called the Internet Co. about the $59.99 .net/phone package E-Mail and was told I have a better deal now with the same package for $54.99.
I said “Then why am I paying $100.00 for $54.99 service”?
The Lady said “no Sir, you are paying $54.99 for it.”
I said “No I’m paying $100.00 for it.”
She replies “no Sir, you pay $54.99 for .net, $10.00 for modem, and the rest is taxes and fees.”
I again said “I’m paying $100.00 for it. So it’s like the Girl with the Lemonade Stand with $.25 Lemonade and it costs $2.00 with taxes and fees.”
Again “No Sir”
I said “So we’re still paying for the War of 1812.”
I then hung up.