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Old 07-13-2012, 11:52 AM
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Wonder if the idea will either be you are rich and can go to college, or you are poor or middle class and you can graduate with a pile of debt. I think they need to get rid of the super cheap college loans. Look at the outcome! Years ago you could actually work your way through school and graduate with no debt. Try that today!

University of Pittsburgh hikes tuition 2.8 percent | www.wpxi.com
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Old 07-13-2012, 11:54 AM
 
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Two words: trade school.
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Old 07-13-2012, 11:57 AM
 
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THe tuition is being raised at the rate of inflation. In addition, the university is working at cutting its costs, including the elimination of graduate programs in German, Classics and Religious Studies.
How Pitt Has Cut Costs | Keep Pitt Public | University of Pittsburgh

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2...three-programs
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Old 07-13-2012, 12:06 PM
 
Location: Mexican War Streets
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Wonder if the idea will either be you are rich and can go to college, or you are poor or middle class and you can graduate with a pile of debt. I think they need to get rid of the super cheap college loans. Look at the outcome! Years ago you could actually work your way through school and graduate with no debt. Try that today!

University of Pittsburgh hikes tuition 2.8 percent | www.wpxi.com
It's essentially an inflation-related increase.

The broader point that your addressing, unrelated of course to this year's increase, is indeed a problem. Of course, it used to be that only the rich went to college, but that's an aside. Cheap college loans may play a role along with declining levels of public support for higher education. My sense is that you don't want more public dollars going to "nominally" public universities though so it's at least, in part, attitudes like yours that contribute to higher tuition costs.
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Old 07-13-2012, 12:09 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Pitt is unlikely to remain public for long.
I think more students wil have to go to community college for a year or two, then transfer.
This is a nation-wide issue, not just specific to Pitt. Gnutella has the right idea about trade school!
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Old 07-13-2012, 12:13 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Oh man, don't even get me started on universities and tuition. It amazed me how when I graduated 2 years ago of the numerous interviews I went on I believe one, maybe two, people asked me about my schooling. And trying to ask Sallie Mae to work with me on the payments resulted in no help whatsoever. In fact, if I am a day late on payment, they start calling. Argh, I should stop now lol. I'm resigned to the fact I will be paying on my loans for a good portion of my life.
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Old 07-13-2012, 12:20 PM
 
Location: Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh
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I like the idea of "underwriting" student loans, whereby those who select majors that have a reasonable possiblity of return on investment will be given the opportunity for a loan via an application process, and each year they would need to demonstrate via transcripts that they are continuing on this path. Additionally we could offer loan or grant programs for students who very much excel, and when I say excel I mean EXCEL, in liberal arts without hard career prospects.

Enough of this $80k in federally-subsidized loans for C students in communications who are not actively pursuing careers.
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Old 07-13-2012, 12:43 PM
 
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Wonder if the idea will either be you are rich and can go to college, or you are poor or middle class and you can graduate with a pile of debt.
What's left to wonder? That's already the case.
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Old 07-13-2012, 12:45 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Here's another idea: if you already live close to the school you're going to, live at home and save $6,000+ a school year. If people who didn't go to college are doing fine as adults without having the "college experience" so can kids in college today.
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Old 07-13-2012, 12:48 PM
 
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Enough of this $80k in federally-subsidized loans for C students in communications who are not actively pursuing careers.
Nobody is getting that much in federally subsidized loans. If you *MAX* out on both stafford and perkins (not common) then you could reach a 4 year limit of $41,000 in subsidized loans. Most student loan debt is federally backed, not federally subsidized.
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