The Real Reason College Tuition Costs So Much – NYTimes.com. “This is just another peak behind the door that hides the real goals and social order of America’s system of “higher” education. But its not only public schools that play fast and loose with their descriptions. Private colleges do, also – most even more so. […]
How the Government Exaggerates the Cost of College – NYTimes.com
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How the Government Exaggerates the Cost of College – NYTimes.com. Good points with a good graph. For why colleges do this, look here. For how colleges manipulate the “rack rate” to show how much “more” financial aid they give, see this post . (I just updated this post to add the comment I made. Sorry about the difficult-to-understand writing; I’m on vacation.) […]
“Colleges…monitor…their pricing strategies” Writes James L. Doti, President of Chapman University
The Dangers of Tuition Discounting – Commentary – The Chronicle of Higher Education. This article should be informative for parents and students. But I have this question: should non-profits whose “product” is a public necessity have a “pricing that they call something else – like a “scholarship”?