07-26-2016, 05:40 PM
(07-26-2016, 04:06 PM)Au165 Wrote: I think school should base costs based on the degree you wish to obtain. All degrees are not created equally and I think most know that, so why not set prices based on the expected long term earning potential. If someone is in a pre med program they pay more than someone in a performing arts program. In the first two years charge them a flat rate, then after you declare a major the price changes based on major. You could even use this model to steer people to under staffed positions. The government could offer subsidies to those who do certain majors making their schooling cheaper than it would be for other majors.
The biggest issue isn't the cost across the board, it is the cost in relation to the earning potential of many when they leave college.
Schools are doing this already. However, the issue is that this differential tuition is typically higher for those fields with higher earning potential. The reason is that I costs more to attract professors from those fields. We have tho issue with nursing and business.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
