• JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca
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    Because being more intelligent than before isn’t the point anymore. It’s to get a $50k certificate that says you can do jobs unrelated to what you studied. It’s shows that you are breakable and thus likely to be a good worker.

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        I mean you can probably still pull of a State University at $50k a year, right? I graduated highschool in 2010 so my data is definitely out of date but how much can a public school cost!?

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          According to US News & World Report, the national average cost of in-state tuition is $12,436 and the national average cost of out-of-state tuition is $29,815. So it sure is possible (on average), but just barely. I also randomly checked Florida State University and their tuition is $6,517 for in-state and $21,683 for out-of-state students so it’s a relative bargain.

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            three’s a VAST range in there and fsu is not a good school.

            the real point of college is even less about the paper and more about the networking. that’s what you pay for at a good school.