Why do people freak about college tuition when it's so cheap?

I'm not talking about ivy league or any top notch private college. I live in NYC and most of my friends get their college tuition taken care of because of financial aid, some even get money back. In other words they're paying you to goto school. My friend goes to community college here in Queens and he gets $1500 a semester from financial aid, his tuition and books are covered. Why do people say....."hey i'm saving up for my son to goto college", "how will Americans goto college in this economy???", "omg i don't have enough for college so i ain't going".

Community college, yeah...

Not sure if this is a joke thread

Not sure if this is a joke thread

With-Hatred

it's not a joke thread nice try, i'm not talking about a prestigious State University. but rather a public city college.

lol community college0Tyler0

you're laughing but people who goto community college actually get money back. Some people who goto community make more money and have better jobs than those who goto an expensive state university. The community college person would owe no loans while the university students would owe thousands

Im gonna end up paying 40k + by the time college is over so I consider that pretty spendy

I go to a top 20 private school. Factoring in room & board, student fees, and tuition I pay about $50,000 a year. That said, if you go to an in-state public school it's usually a lot cheaper, at "only" $4,000-15,000 per year. I went to a public university for my first two years and paid nothing except room and board thanks to a full-ride state scholarship, but then again a lot of people don't get said scholarship. I also wouldn't judge college costs off of community colleges. They're the cheapest colleges you can attend but you also get what you pay for. In the case of community colleges, you won't even get a bachelor's without transferring to a more expensive college for your final two years.gameguy6700

between community and say a school like ITT tech, Devry, Monroe college, which would you go with and why? i been thinking about it..

I laugh at the people who pay $50,000 for 1 YEAR of college. I mean, what the hell? I understand if it is Harvard or Yale or something, but I really am dumbfounded when people will do that for a school like USC.

I pay around £7000 a year for my tuition and accommodation to come to university, that doesnt cover food and other essentials which rounds up to about £2000 atm....so yea

they're generally talking about private institutions comp_atkins

And public universities, as well (flagship state colleges cost an arm and a leg.)

Community colleges are pretty inexpensive, but let's be honest: They're not the first choice for most students. Most students typically want to go to a non-profit institution, be it private or public, large or small, because the education, resources, and opportunities tend to be better than those at community colleges.

I understand the cost of education. I attend a small, private liberal-arts college that is fairly well-ranked, and our student body just recieved an email stating that there will be a tuition hike for the following school year. It sucks, but this is pretty typical of most colleges/universities. Furthermore, people don't consider the amount of scholarships that a person can get by going to a private school. Flagship state colleges usually don't give out much aid. Their sticker price is cheaper than private colleges, but after the average amount of aid from a private school is subtracted from their cost, the price is usually the same. I know very few people at my school who have little or no aid. In my case, it was cheaper going to my current school than it was to attend a large public university.

But that's just me talking.

[QUOTE="gameguy6700"]I go to a top 20 private school. Factoring in room & board, student fees, and tuition I pay about $50,000 a year. That said, if you go to an in-state public school it's usually a lot cheaper, at "only" $4,000-15,000 per year. I went to a public university for my first two years and paid nothing except room and board thanks to a full-ride state scholarship, but then again a lot of people don't get said scholarship. I also wouldn't judge college costs off of community colleges. They're the cheapest colleges you can attend but you also get what you pay for. In the case of community colleges, you won't even get a bachelor's without transferring to a more expensive college for your final two years.LegitGamer3212

between community and say a school like ITT tech, Devry, Monroe college, which would you go with and why? i been thinking about it..

community college... enough said but really it`s not tuition prices of community colleges people complain about it`s the prices of the big guns the universities. Tuition averages aroung $6000 per year here in Ontario. Students just can`t pay for it and parents shouldn`t expect to have to pay for it.

community college... enough said but really it`s not tuition prices of community colleges people complain about it`s the prices of the big guns the universities. Tuition averages aroung $6000 per year here in Ontario. Students just can`t pay for it and parents shouldn`t expect to have to pay for it.

TaigaTiger

$1500 covers tuition and books? Even in Canada, where university/college subsidies are massive, I paid more than that for my first semester of college. Well, or would have, without scholarships. University was many times that.DJ_Lae

Where I went to school it was $1200 just for one class.

Your lack of quality public universities amuses me.

My college is forty grand a year. :|Ninja-Hippo

Seriously? First of all, of course CC is going to be cheaper. There's no problem with getting basics or something done there, I actually AM taking one course at my local CC atm, but some opt for a bit more. Financial aid in the form of loans has to be paid back, and not everyone qualifies for need-based assistance. Such is my situation. Both my sister and I are attending the same public university while living at home, yet we have to fork over 4k per semester not including books. In the grand scheme that's a lot less expensive than many other schools, especially had I decided to go out of town or to a private university, but it's hardly something I would consider to be "cheap". I hear some of my classmates speaking about how they spend money they get back from financial aid on recreational stuff (e.g., one guy was talking about making car payments while another girl wanted to get a tattoo) and I can't help but feel that it's pretty unfair.

[QUOTE="TaigaTiger"]

community college... enough said but really it`s not tuition prices of community colleges people complain about it`s the prices of the big guns the universities. Tuition averages aroung $6000 per year here in Ontario. Students just can`t pay for it and parents shouldn`t expect to have to pay for it.

DJ_Lae

I'm looking at about 30k at least for university but hopefully I'll be doing co-op so that'll help.

Still, I wouldn't consider that cheap. You rich or something?

My college has the cheapest tuition in the state but every fall semester they raise tutiton a couple hundred dollars,because they spent money thinking that they would get somuch back but that didn't happen. That's why people freak out about tuition around here.

[QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"]My college is forty grand a year. :|sonicare

I'm not talking about ivy league or any top notch private college.

LegitGamer3212

I`m not looking forward to paying off loans for the rest of my life when I`m finished school.TaigaTiger

[QUOTE="gameguy6700"]I go to a top 20 private school. Factoring in room & board, student fees, and tuition I pay about $50,000 a year. That said, if you go to an in-state public school it's usually a lot cheaper, at "only" $4,000-15,000 per year. I went to a public university for my first two years and paid nothing except room and board thanks to a full-ride state scholarship, but then again a lot of people don't get said scholarship. I also wouldn't judge college costs off of community colleges. They're the cheapest colleges you can attend but you also get what you pay for. In the case of community colleges, you won't even get a bachelor's without transferring to a more expensive college for your final two years.LegitGamer3212

between community and say a school like ITT tech, Devry, Monroe college, which would you go with and why? i been thinking about it..

Go to a community college. ITT tech and other colleges like that are for profit schools. They are currently being sued by the federal government for illegal financial aid practices. For profit school credits do not transfer and most employers spit on those degrees. Looking them up on rip-off report and the better business bureau and you might start getting sick for even thinking about it.

I go to a public university after I went to community college. I currently pay $4400 in tuition and fees a semester. I pay about $450 for books every semester. I live off campus and pay about $450 in rent and utilities. They are raising tuition 10% next fall because the state government cut funding. I have to use my pell grant and stafford loans to pay for college. My EFC on my fafsa as an independent student disqualifies me from scholarships.

Issues regarding educational quality aside, community college accounts for onlythe first two years. Considering that associates degrees are next to worthless, anyone whom is actually going to college seriously would still have to shell out a fair deal of money.

lol

[QUOTE="sonicare"][QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"]My college is forty grand a year. :|Ninja-Hippo

$10,000 a year is cheap?

The school I go to is on the higher end of the cost spectrum, but I plan on making about 100k soon after graduation, so I consider it a good investment.

[QUOTE="LegitGamer3212"]

[QUOTE="gameguy6700"]I go to a top 20 private school. Factoring in room & board, student fees, and tuition I pay about $50,000 a year. That said, if you go to an in-state public school it's usually a lot cheaper, at "only" $4,000-15,000 per year. I went to a public university for my first two years and paid nothing except room and board thanks to a full-ride state scholarship, but then again a lot of people don't get said scholarship. I also wouldn't judge college costs off of community colleges. They're the cheapest colleges you can attend but you also get what you pay for. In the case of community colleges, you won't even get a bachelor's without transferring to a more expensive college for your final two years.ttobba07

between community and say a school like ITT tech, Devry, Monroe college, which would you go with and why? i been thinking about it..

Go to a community college. ITT tech and other colleges like that are for profit schools. They are currently being sued by the federal government for illegal financial aid practices. For profit school credits do not transfer and most employers spit on those degrees. Looking them up on rip-off report and the better business bureau and you might start getting sick for even thinking about it.

I go to a public university after I went to community college. I currently pay $4400 in tuition and fees a semester. I pay about $450 for books every semester. I live off campus and pay about $450 in rent and utilities. They are raising tuition 10% next fall because the state government cut funding. I have to use my pell grant and stafford loans to pay for college. My EFC on my fafsa as an independent student disqualifies me from scholarships.

when you say they're better do you mean in terms of making more money after graduating or that the education quality is better? cause i have a friend who went to a technical school, Berkeley college, in NYC and got a good job making 60 grand a year at a bank. Berkeley college is a private for profit 4 year college.