<p>I don’t think anyone is saying more money has no advantages. It’s just silly to act as though the vast (actual) middle class is living in poverty. Absurd.</p>
<p>Of course not. The issue at hand is whether what the colleges are charging is to much for their market. Apparently not, yet, since many of them are getting it.</p>
<p>$60,000/year is an obscene cost. It just takes a bigger toll on those who are not upper-class. Especially when the school in question isn’t one of the few with good financial aid.</p>
<p>It apparently isn’t when the schools charging it are thriving. When enough “rich” parents refuse to pay the amounts, and look for lower cost options, it will hurt those schools that are not perceived worth it. Until them, the schools will continue to charge those amounts.</p>
<p>Yes I agree something needs to be done to stop this college cost inflation but “rich” parents will never stop sending their kids to those private schools. State colleges/universities and community colleges are not always as good fit or appropriate. </p>
<p>The community colleges in our area are no better than “grade 13!” </p>
<p>The daughter of a friend of mine who wants to major in history was all set to attend one of our state colleges, and then found out that the history dept had lost one of its two professors and that said professor was not being replaced (budget crisis), so the school could not offer any courses in history past WWII!!! She was told by the college not to go there if she wanted to major in history. So she ended up at an expensive private! And her parents are not "rich!'</p>
<p>Community colleges vary in quality all over the place. There are some that are excellent with great facilities and tie ins with other state schools for smooth transfer once a student reaches that point. Others are terrilble. </p>
<p>I feel that the money for college education should be directed to these schools first so that all kids can get a college education.</p>