Question for Americans

@Sojournersoul why does the tuition there cost so much?

@Jenny1234 I wish i had an answer to that question. I know private colleges just seem to charge outrages tuition.

@Sojournersoul does that mean that the state colleges are cheaper?

@Jenny1234 Yes they are but still expensive.

@Jenny1234 Community college is the cheapest. There's a running joke that it's called community college because everybody in the community can afford it.

@Jenny1234


Devaluing of education by the Right has been part of a lowering of government subsidies overall (Federally; States also have a lot of educational spending, but much of that is focused on primary & secondary education ["K-12"]).

"Junior" or "community" colleges are two-year colleges which offer a very inexpensive alternative for both academic (the first two years of most college/university education) and vocational training. These latter programs have offered training in medical technology (specialized techs), office (formerly secretarial) skills, auto body repair, etc. The vocational training is hands-on and gets people certified for working in a specific economuc niche pretty quickly.

The general Republican push to reduce taxes has gutted government income from the very wealthy, reducing the funding of education, roads/other transportation, etc.

When taxes were more evenly paid, we had a country which was being educated, had good public services, was a powerhouse of research, went to the Moon, created nuclear power, led a coalition of free nations in handling world & regional issues, and helped other nations and our own.

Until we get over the gutting of tax income from the very rich, we'll be impoverished.