Is College Worth the Investment?

[Mountain Man Mark]

Then there's the cost of college life itself.

Then there's the food. I can't say we were deprived when I was an undergraduate 35 years ago. (For a time steak was served every Saturday night.)

I don't know about where you went to school 35 years ago, but at Western Michigan University in 1975-77 the food in the Valley III dorm cafeteria wasn't too bad, they would even cook a burger to order for you when the kitchen was open. The food then sure beats the over-priced fare offered at the half-dozen fast food restaurants in the student union at the college that I attend now.

At the college that I attend now, the cost of a resident credit hour is $120, and they have a generous selection of used books. It is a medium-sized urban college with a student body of 33,000, though most students live off-campus. They offer plenty of courses online too, I already have lots of experience with Blackboard in fact.