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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://wapo.st/4b31Cky

Now, more than ever, families and students pursuing higher education opportunities must do their research into the financial viability of colleges as well as the long-term cost of tuition, student loans, and other expenses.  In many cases, this is almost as big a financial investment as buying a home.[/quote]

Our upper middle class neighbor's daughter is going to play soccer at some D3 college in the fall and they swear they're only paying $10,000 total all-in per year. Tells me these small colleges are extremely hard-up for students.[/quote]

They are charging $10k because that’s all these under resourced colleges are worth. There is literally zero on-campus recruiting. They can’t afford expensive engineering or nursing depts. They’re a joke with tenured faculty, admins & local vendors all leeching off the dying carcass until they go insolvent.[/quote]
They definitely have enough money to run an engineering or nursing department, they have $1bn lmao. It just goes against the purpose of a liberal arts college to derail your emphasis to practical, pre-professional majors only. You also, surprise surprise, don't need some good-looking woman who just got out of undergrad to come to your campus, so you can apply for a role. Just apply. Sadly, for you, they aren't going anywhere.[/quote]

I am confused…what LAC that is “hurting for students” has a $1BN endowment and gives UMC students so much merit aid that net cost is $10k?[/quote]
Oberlin.[/quote]

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