[MissMagnolia]

Rick Perry is working on a $10,000 college degree program (not for all degrees, but it’s a start). I have suggested to more than one young person that they take all they can at a community college first, then transfer to a regular college for the last year or two - saves a lot of money. In our area, college and community college partnerships are really good and credits transfer easily. Some kids should not go to college and go to a ‘trade school’ ... frankly, if things continue to collapse, being able to do something with your hands (fix things, make things) is going to be worth more than a college degree, from both a survival standpoint and a barter advantage.

[FreedomPoster]

Agree with all of that.

We were with a group at dinner the other night discussing college tuitions. It is pretty eye-opening to look at what we paid 35 years ago vs. what we are paying for our kids today.

[Night Hides Not]

Dallas County Community Colleges are being proactive. They just opened a northern campus for the Valley Ranch/Coppell sector. Although we're considered an affluent area (I sure don't feel "affluent"), more students are doing their first couple of years at the CC.

They're getting their prerequisites out of the way, and saving tens of thousands of dollars in the process.

[redgolum]

Taking classes at a community college, while cheaper, don't pay off very well.

I took some over my summer breaks, and it was brought up in many interviews. View is that if you are not ready for “real” college, you are not going to be a serious candidate.

Depends on the degree, but the diploma is not a statement of knowledge, but a brand. People will select the better brands.