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[quote=Anonymous]No longer worth the money. We're in a new era of changing educational models.  Colleges and universities are outmoded so are spending $$ on marketing to survive which drives up tuition.  Americans are intent on sending all kids (which didn't happen 30 years ago to college) so will pay 55K a year for a lousy college in the middle of nowhere because they want Jr. to get a job.  Yet, that market has changed too.  No one with English majors can find jobs.  The  No. 1 lucractive college major is petroleum engineering.  Both of our kids want the BFA (meaning core education) but also to major in computer science (not offered at my fancy college where I majored in English many years ago).  The George Mason President said two days ago that their graduates get more jobs and at higher pay than any other school in the UVA system.  No I don't have the stats.  But the reason is the Dulles Tech. Corridor and the push for Engineering, Robotics, and Computer Science development in that school.  http://channels.netscape.com/pf/package.jsp?name=fte/profitablemajors/profitablemajors  [/quote]

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