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Public College Tuition Rises Despite Recession

It increases faster than costs at private schools

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 20, 2009 5:32 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Hoping for a tuition break in the recession? Fat chance. The price of a college education continues to rise, with costs at public schools rising faster than those at private institutions. Tuition and fees at a public 4-year college now average $7,020, versus $26,273 at a private college. That's a 6.5% jump for public schools and a 4.4% increase for private ones over last year, the Washington Post reports.

Students at DePaul University await their ceremony in Chicago last June.
Students at DePaul University await their ceremony in Chicago last June.   (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
Notre Dame University graduates arrive for a mass at the Edmund Joyce Arena on May 16, 2009 in South Bend, Indiana.
Notre Dame University graduates arrive for a mass at the Edmund Joyce Arena on May 16, 2009 in South Bend, Indiana.   (Getty Images)
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cochiserocks
Oct 21, 2009 12:52 PM CDT
An educated population would earn more - so help pay off the massive debts their generation are going to inherit from the current banking and corporate bailouts - but then again, they might be smart enough not to get credit cards, eat crap food, buy dumb throwaway products or believe what their leaders tell them - So it must be a bit of a dilemma at the top - my view is that I'm just seriously disappointed that the bankers come before the future generation's education.
d3wd
Oct 21, 2009 12:11 PM CDT
The real problem is the fraudulent Federal Reserve notes we use for money. ...printed out of thin air by a privately owned banking cartel, and lent to the government, at interest.
yummines
Oct 21, 2009 6:28 AM CDT
Well this is just great. Not only is it much harder to get into colleges but it is also more expensive. I found out recently that being Asian actually makes it harder to get into college, because apparently there are too many. Apparently too many of them have good grades and marks so they have to be rejected because they need "diversity." Is it racist? Of course it is. can something be done about it? apparently not. there are too many problems with the college system and rising tuition looks like one of them...
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