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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think community college makes sense for a lot of students but I think what is discouraging is that it has become the ONLY affordable option for many.  My dad and his siblings worked their way through college (some private, some state universities) working minimum wage jobs in the summer and part-time during the school year.  You simply can't do that now when in-state universities can cost $30k for tuition + room/board.  The options keep shrinking.

https://www.intelligent.com/1970-v-2020-how-working-through-college-has-changed/#:~:text=Fast%2Dforward%20to%202020.,the%20rest%20of%20the%20year.

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You can make a big dent by working full time while you’re going to school. Minimum wage gets you $33k a year. When I was in college, minimum wage got you $5800 a year and tuition plus room and board were about the same. People act like we had it so much better but we really didn’t. Even back then some of us made good decisions and others didn’t.

This said, I don’t want my kids to have to struggle the way I did so I’m prepared to pay but, given that none of mine needs a special program (they aren’t brilliant or driven in a narrow direction), it’s not a free for all. Small private colleges are not on our list. [/quote]

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