I think much of it depends when you went to college. When I went (early 1970s), tuition at my school was around $600 per semester. I could handle that cost by working in the summer.
Now it’s over $9000 per semester.
Exactly. I went to a good University in the 70s and paid tuition similar to what you do. My daughter went to a good state University, and not a particularly expensive one (Texas Tech) there were times that 2 or 3 school books for her cost more than my entire semester at a good University in the 70s
I think much of it depends when you went to college. When I went (early 1970s), tuition at my school was around $600 per semester. I could handle that cost by working in the summer.
Now it’s over $9000 per semester.
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You’re right. I went to college on the GI bill and worked part time jobs in the 1970’s. No need for a student loan.
Depends on where you live. Not everyone should go to college. More people need to take advantage of state schools with first two years living at home and going to a jc