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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All colleges in the USA, unlike the rest of the world,  are basically #1 a business, money-making venture, whatever you call them otherwise, however they get their funding. [/quote]

Very much so. As a foreigner who went to university for free in my country, it's obvious to me.
However now we're here and are forced to play by new rules. My kid got a cipher postcard from W&M. Hope he gets in.[/quote]

What country?
Those countries usually take half of your income as tax.
There's no such thing as free.

The problem with US systems is more with fairness, not a cost comparison to European countries who pay 50% tax.

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Germany
the Netherlands

these countries all provide FREE university education,[b]*[/b] often in English and you as a parent don't have to pay a cent of tax. There's a "tuition" levy of about $40 per semester or equivalent

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For the small subset of students who the believe deserve a university education. Those not deemed worthy have been placed on a lower track for years by that point. [/quote]

Exactly.  It's great for those whose university attendance is subsidized by all those who cannot attend.[/quote]

Those countries have solid vocational trainings often on par to AA degrees.  Also there are always other pathways vs the direct one, that prep the student to the needed level.  There is no GenEd and BA/BS are thus usually only 3 yrs vs 4 yrs.

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