Can anyone justify the cost of Higher Education?
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Well, you kinda gotta let them have some fun, otherwise they'll all go work for private companies that provide same benefits.\n\nBut yeah, universities are run by professors, so they pick their own terms. The only oversight comes from alumni donors, who won't don't care unless there's some nasty public outrage.\n\nSo if you think you're overpaying, go find a better deal. If you can't, quit whining. Life's a biatch, get used to it.\n\nTo Nora above: if universities only received money from research, they'd only do research and no teaching.
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A general range depending on the University you choose would be from anywhere between $10000 to $40000 per annum..
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I assume you are inquiring about university level education.\nNo, it is not free, there are registration fees, class costs  and obligatory insurance to pay for but the cost is still nothing compared to that of American state funded universities.  I am sending two examples, to give you an idea. The first, at the Phonetics Institute, works out to 876 euros for the year and the second, an inscription at the Sorbonne Nouvelle, to 941 euros.
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No, but I administer Financial Aid at one.  Just because a college is private does NOT mean that it will have one cent to give to its students.  And just because a school is public doesn't mean that their endowment isn't huge.  The two simply aren't related.\n\nAs far as federal funding... In theory, you are eligible to recieve financial aid up to the cost of your education, so you *could* get more financial aid at your $40,000/year school than at a $20,000/year school.  However, there are limits to the amount of federal grant aid that any student can receive, and most of the time those grants don't come close to the cost of a $10,000/year school (Pell grants are capped at $4,050 and SEOG is capped at $4,000).  So, when someone says that you could get more money at a more expensive school, what they usually mean is either loans (which aren't ideal) or institutional funding (which is entirely at the schools discretion and may not even exist).
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http://www.washington.edu/students/sfs/sao/tuition/rates.html\n\n$1870 a quarter this year for undergrad... expecting it to go up
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They generally run 30-40k/year now.  It'll get more expensive each year.\n\nHere's a sample breakdown.\n\nEstimated Student Expense Budget \n2006-2007 Academic Year \nTUITION, REQUIRED FEES, HEALTH INSURANCE, AND BOOKS \n      \n*Tuition (M.Div, M.T.S., M.C.M. degrees) \n($1870.00 per course - 8 courses) $ 14,960.00  \n    *M.Div / M.S.W. tuition rate equal to $18,700 per year\n    *Th.M. tuition rate equal to $16,000 per year\n    *Th.D. tuition rate equal to $23,500 per year\n     \n\nStudent Health Fee (required fee)  $ 524.00  \nTranscript Fee (required fee) $ 40.00  \nStudent Life Ministry Dues (required fee) $ 76.00  \nRecreational Facilities Fee (required fee) $ 60.00  \n**Insurance (Optional, though must show proof of existing coverage) $ 1,589.00  \nBooks & Supplies  $ 1,060.00  \nTOTAL $ 18,309.00  \n* Tuition rates are estimated and subject to change\n** Approved 2005-2006 rates. Family coverage available for an additional $3392.00 for a total of $4981.00.\n \n  \nLIVING EXPENSES \n      \nRoom ($515.00 per month) $ 4,635.00  \nFood ($412.00 per month) $ 3,708.00  \nTransportation $ 1,100.00  \nMiscellaneous $ 2620.00  \nOrigination Fees $ -  \nCommuting Allowance $ 0.00  \nChild Care Allowance $ 0.00  \nDocumented Medical Expenses $ 0.00  \nTOTAL $ 12,063.00  \n      \n      \nTUITION, FEES, AND BOOKS $ $18,309.00  \nLIVING EXPENSES $ $12,063.00  \nTOTAL $ $30,372.00
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From what I am seeing on Yahoo answers a lot of money is wasted on education.
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The culprit in higher ed. costs is not so much inflation, though certainly  that has had some impact on overall operations.  The true culprit is the state  support--or lack of it.  Each year, the percent of operating costs a state contributes towards public higher education decreases.  This means that the college itself has to bear more of these costs through local funds.  The only place to pull in more local funds to offset increased operating costs is through tuition and fees.   Thus you are now facing a higher tuition and fees cost.
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most of the higher education in Germany is free of tuition fee. so you need to worry only about living costs which is actually very less. you need to contact the respective universities and check if you suit their requirements and vice versa. check the link below. it is very useful. please also send me other useful info once you start digging deeper. i too am interested\nsuperbiceman@yahoo.com
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i agree. higher educational standards = higher technology = fewer resources = higher cost of living = more job scope in work = more taxes = need to perform well under higher stress levels \n\nmany more if have time to think--hope these help :)
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Hi, current college student here.\n\nI agree with matt's responses - they are mostly correct. However, he is missing a few important points. For one, the amount of financial aid that you qualify for is very important. This really also depends on the school's calculation policies, but you can get a general estimate from a site like "http://www.finaid.org/calculators/finaidestimate.phtml." Remember that this is strictly an estimate though.\n\nWhy is this important? Because you have to see how much financial aid a school gives (assuming that you qualify for a decent amount). Schools like Harvard are expensive, but they will cover 100% of your financial need. Other schools might be cheaper but unable to subsidize your education. I know that at Harvard (my school), there's rather generous financial aid - families with income under 60k don't have to pay anything, and under 80k barely pays - and it scales upward to some degree.\n\nAlso, there are a lot of great state universities - and you should look for these in the U.S. News and World Report "http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php" (Just go out and get a magazine version). But these schools will only be a good value if they are in your home state.\n\nAlso, I wouldn't consider anything out of the top 10 a "bad school." For example, UC Berkeley is ranked 25 (#1 in public schools), but I would never say that it's a bad school (despite Harvard being #1 overall =P )\n\nGood luck!
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u bet. the question is, how much does an educated populace cost in terms of $$$.
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More money spent on pre-school learning. This is the time when children's brains develop the most.\n\nMore government funded apprentesships for less academic students. \n\nTuition fees for home-learning degrees should be lower. There's no reason for them to be the same price as learning at a campus. Learning from home is a much more efficient use of time and money.
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Community colleges over the United States,  the tuition is very cheap comparing to universities (both public and private).\nThe average (there may be some exceptions) for:\n2 years college (public) = 2,000-3,000/years\n4 years college (public) = 5,000-6000/years\n4 years college (private) = 20,000-25,000/years\n--------------------------------------\nFor international students, the tuition may be more expensive ( about doubled if attending in public college, NO different if enrolling in private college (same tuition as presidents)\nHere are some:\nhttp://www.aacc.nche.edu/Content/NavigationMenu/AboutCommunityColleges/Fast_Facts1/Fast_Facts.htm\nhttp://www.faulkner.cc.al.us/
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My son attends a private college in Michigan.  He's in his second year, and it costs $31,000 a year.  Maybe you can get enough info from your question to decide what is low.  Good luck!
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UM NO... Thats what helps people go to college and become who they are. without those people would be swarmed in debt. escpecially the people who want to be doctors and would have over 300k in college bills in the end!
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You will underestimate the cost of textbooks.  They are expensive.