I’m not one to harp on a whole group of people and characterize them all a certain way but I guess I’m going to do it this time. I hear way too much whining from younger people about ‘the cost of college’. It’s obviously not anecdotal either because so many Presidential candidates are responding to it.
AOC said in one interview that her generation (the millennials) have never known prosperity in their lifetime. When I heard this clip I was flabbergasted. If you are under 30 and live in America, all you have known in your lifetime is prosperity. This type of whining really turns me off.
Back to the college, there are so many ways to go to college and not accrue tremendous debt. You can join the military. The benefits of the New GI Bill is so much more than the pittance they used to offer 35 - 40 years ago (after Vietnam and that GI Bill was over with) it is like night and day. After four years of active service, your GI Bill benefits will practically pay for most major colleges, plus give you a stipend while you’re going.
There is going to a community college as the article suggests. In my state (Pennsylvania) you can transfer up to 60 credits from a community college to any of the state schools. That is usually half of the credits you need as it usually takes 120 - 125 credits to graduate most majors. The community college also may get you into the workforce without going to a major university. I’m not talking about a burger flipper job, I’m talking about a career.
Last but certainly not least, there are the trades. We have a shortage of HVAC Techs, plasterers, carpenters, mechanics, plumbers etc... Companies are dying to hire guys/gals with the right credentials to do this work. It’s a career that you can build around and make good money and raise a family.
In short, the best thing the Marine Corps ever did for me was to take me to so many of the worlds $hitholes so I can be truly thankful for how good I have it in America.
Yep. The students complaining about high tuition and demanding “free” college are thinking about living on a university campus. Ironically, these leftists (and their parents) tend to be elitist snobs, turning their noses up at community colleges.
They assume that people go to community college only because they couldn’t get into a university.
Unless a student is awarded a full ride to a university, the smart idea is to start with community college for two years and then transfer to a university for the last two years. And, if the student commutes to college all 4 years, he could earn a bachelor’s degree with little to no debt.