I was prepared to add my pitchfork to agree with you but as it turns out, even the cheap route to a four year decree would be difficult in today's college environment (For in state tuition in Michigan). Though I believe there are a host of tax credits and FAFSA options available that were not available to me and I don't know how they would reduce this burden:noxiousdog wrote: ↑Mon Jun 04, 2018 11:08 am Here's an idea: Don't go to some place that costs $100,000 to get a degree.
First recent thing could I find
https://studentloanhero.com/featured/co ... our-study/
Here are the average costs of a college credit for public colleges:
Four-year, public: $324.70
Two-year, public: $135.09
Less than two years, public: $281.17
https://www.collegetuitioncompare.com/c ... /?state=MICurrently, the Department of Education has interest on federal Direct Loans at 3.76% APR. That is an effective rate of about 20 percent over 10 years.
It looks like a four year degree with no living expenses transferring tow years of credits from the most well regarded CC is about $40,000 for a four year decree from my Alma-matter. That's crazy expensive (worse than my expectations before fact checking), IMO, but it's doable if you have support system. If you don't then I guess you bite the bullet and hold off another 10 years before you get first new car.
We seem to have an insane need to make college campuses into these administrative paradise communities nowadays and I guess those costs are coming to call.