College is too expensive to work and pay as you go. The stakes are so high now that it isn’t worth lowering your GPA because of work.
That is ridiculous. 15 credits a semester is how many hours? A part time job of 20 hrs a week is nothing. My kids best gpa were when they had on campus jobs. You are more focused and not at the bars. I worked 20 hrs week all thru college, good gpa with a business degree. Got a great job.
Statistically, students who work their way thru college have better GPAs and are more likely to finish college on time than those who don’t. They have more skin in the game, as it will cost them more in time and tuition if they don’t pay attention to their classwork.
My youngest son has already been told he will go to community college for his first 2 years, and then we will pay the cost of tuition for state college for the last years, but he has to work to pay for his car, gas, insurance, etc. If he wants to attend private college, go out of state, or if he takes more than 4 years to complete college, he pays the difference or he gets a scholarship and grants. And if he takes out any student loans, he pays the whole cost, and we will not be on the loan.