02-12-2015, 09:30 AM
(02-11-2015, 02:42 PM)Poptech Wrote: ...DE/DL can be a big part of the solution to skyrocketing high education costs (that and abolishing federal student aid). Even with all the government red-tape and RA misinformation out there I like the options I see with some of these NA schools.
Great point, Poptech. When the government is "loaning" $20,500 a year in taxpayer money for tuition, it's no surprise that tuition suddenly shoots up to right about $20,500 a year damn near everywhere. That pretty much renders moot one of the DETC/DEAC and similar schools' strong selling points--cheaper tuition. When you don't have to pay it back right away (or ever, if Obama has his way) it doesn't really matter how much tuition is nominally, because to you it's free. On the other hand, if you are paying out of pocket, price becomes an immediate and significant concern. Without "free money," when you weigh the dubious intrinsic value of RA against a less pricey but otherwise equal education offered by NA, NA would win with most people who can count.