Heaven forbid they just lower tuition.

[Thorne]

<<I actually had a debate about this on another forum. I posted links that I can't easily access right now. Going more than $100k in debt for a bachelor's degree is exceptionally rare. Anyone paying $200k out of pocket is wealthy and can afford to study whatever one wants.>>


Not true-  There are almost 11,000 parents that follow my blog, 99% are homeschoolers living on 1 income, hardly wealthy.  Many choose private college
Sure, private schools award scholarships, but scholarship or no, $200,000 is the average price tag for 4 years at any major private university.  2017 data says it all $43,000 per year tuition and $10,000 per year room/board.  https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=372

In my state of NC, it's easy to spend a lot more.  We have 58 private colleges, I won't list them all, but here are the 3 popular ones my NC parents are aiming for.

Duke University:  $70,000 per year  http://admissions.duke.edu/education/value

Davidson College:  $63,000 per year http://www.davidson.edu/admission-and-fi...n-and-fees

Wake Forest:  $62,000 per year http://finance.wfu.edu/sfs/tuition-and-fees

My lord. At those prices, Ashford or National University's $500-700/cr doesn't look so bad.