So many students want the full college experience. They won't sacrifice. They must live in the dorms, pay out of state tuition, buy books at retail, buy a laptop, have spending money, maybe even a car. They want to live large and go to school. They rack up $20K per year or more when they could have worked, rented a small apartment with friends, and made sacrifices. boo fucking hoo.
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https://www.collegedata.com/cs/content/content_payarticle_tmpl.jhtml?articleId=10064
The cost for one year of tuition and fees varies widely among colleges. According to the College Board, the average cost of tuition and fees for the 20122013 school year was $29,056 at private colleges, $8,655 for state residents at public colleges, and $21,706 for out-of-state residents attending public universities.
It looks like people should be attending public colleges in their state of residence. $8,500 for a year isn't so bad. Work a part-time job, buy used books, and live meagerly. I worked full-time in college and had a family. It isn't that hard. And this was for a BS in CS and an MSE in Software Engineering...not exactly the easiest of majors. Certainly, anyone majoring in English Lit or Music Therapy should be able to work full-time and still go to college.