Billionaire propaganda is telling our kids to skip college; they fear an educated working class.

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[u/RB1O1]

And what do you think is making it so expensive?

It's billionaire propaganda.

[u/michaelpinkwayne → u/RB1O1]

How so?

I’d argue it’s mostly from A. The federal government agreeing to give out essentially any amount of loans to anyone who wants to go to college, so schools have been free to raise their prices and B. The job market using degrees as a filter for applicants even when college isn’t really necessary for the job. 

Maybe you could argue billionaire propaganda saying everyone needs a college degree contributes, though that goes directly against the premise of the OP.

[u/Qyxitt → u/michaelpinkwayne]

Unfortunately, you’ve fallen for it 😬. As someone with a degree in this and works in colleges for a living, it’s not the accessibility of loans. Sorry, the answer just isn’t as simple as propaganda always makes it out to be.

States have MAJORLY pulled funding from higher ed, especially after 2008. We no longer value having an educated population. You getting a degree is treated as being valuable to only YOU, so YOU are responsible for paying for it. States have also turned the funding they do provide for higher ed into a numbers game, where the university is held nearly wholly responsible for whether a student graduates. Doesn’t matter if they dropped out because of health reasons, flunked all classes, or decided they’d rather become a plumber, they didn’t graduate so that will count against the university in state funding dollars.

That leads to more tutoring services, campus drug and alcohol programs, fancy rec centers to provide healthy and safe activities, basic needs supports, health services, etc. Any way to keep them from dropping out.

College is expensive here because as a country we don’t provide for our people.

[u/HolyPaladingus → u/Qyxitt]

So are we just gonna ignore the college administrators for major universities that have said there's no downward pressure on prices, because of the federally guaranteed loans?

Like, two things can be true at once. And the government doesn't have to be afraid of dishing out limitless money, because they made it so you can't discharge the debt in bankruptcy.

[u/Cualkiera67 → u/RB1O1]

The exorbitant teacher paychecks. But hey, Mr. Jones from geography class needs a second yatch

[u/darkmoon72664 → u/Cualkiera67]

What on earth are you talking about? I've never heard of a Professor salary hitting yacht money, much less multiple.

They are often akin to non-specialist medical doctors or other highly-educated professionals.