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DonQOnIce t1_jd94uqw wrote

So let me guess: in the face of a looming admissions crisis that has been predictable for many many years due to widely reported population decline, no one wants to innovate education and create more affordable tuition structures. Instead, let’s punish the few Gen Z who will be going to school with a higher rate.

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Away-Living5278 t1_jd9gq19 wrote

And Penn State is already one of the most expensive state schools in the country

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aust_b t1_jd9ie60 wrote

It's not a state school, same with temple. They are public "state-related" institutions, pretty much allows them to get state funding and then blow it on dumb campus building projects and admin bloat. With how their grant structure worked for me, I was able to go to temple and save about 25k over 4 years compared to attending bloomsburg university, a university that is actually in the state system of higher education.

Source: Am temple grad, their current president is garbage right now.

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upghr5187 t1_jd9qxel wrote

Which is a really shitty way for the state to structure public higher education. Our large flagship universities are as expensive as private schools. Pennsylvania residents have to go to a lower tier of universities to get true in state tuition. Other states are able to keep their flagships more affordable. It holds PA back in my opinion

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IWantAStorm t1_jdd764x wrote

Many of them have sold out to "luxury" housing and basically turned into shopping malls as well.

Which can generally be all paid for by student loans.

Then you'll go to a classroom that's some bizarre yellow room three floors below ground with paint from 1970 taught by another student.

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Aggravating_Foot_528 t1_jd9mk78 wrote

That's because the state of PA gives the state related schools only a small amount of money. Pitt only uses their state money to lower tuition for instate students and it's so little that Pitt uses their own money for part of the tuition break.

That's why if the state legislature gets all wacked out over the state appropriation like last year Pitt will say "fuck you" and go private.

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TecNoir98 t1_jd9kjrq wrote

Short term growth at all costs until society collapses. We're probably fucked.

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BartlettMagic t1_jdajsl5 wrote

well the leftovers can get unskilled labor/semi-skilled labor jobs and still make a livable wage though right? ...right?

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Hot-Pretzel t1_jdar4w8 wrote

Yes, this enrollment situation has been on the radar for a long time. College administration just didn't pay close attention and heed to it. Innovation in education is dead. People just like giving a bunch of bullshit soundbites.

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