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mine was $6.5k per per term (did 2 per year-fall/winter and summer) averaging the cost of my u/g and masters. that was eons ago (roughly 10 years) so sure it's gone up since then. just insane. 12k per year to learn? not including the cost of books?
did my the first year of my undergrad working for $11 per hour in security full time on top of a double major, often the only thing I had in my fridge was a brita and nail polish. my cats always got fed before I did.
got a full scholarship for my second year but I still was working 40 hours plus a week for 11 bucks to pay for my personal expenses and to try to build up some savings.
then thank god I found camming as it was stressful as fuck being broke. I don't spend much money on myself even now as there's not much I need but an empty bank account was harrowing.
I suppose I could have taken the student loan route but I have never been in debt and never plan to be, and it's a fucked up system as (at least at that time); you only got your loan in October if you opted for that.
was super fun for my friends who had to take student loans, going a month into term sharing one copy of a book at a library that could not be lent out as it was used by every other student waiting on their loans. luckily I'm a speed reader, I lent out every single book I ever bought for every class I ever took. All of them except for a few favs got passed down the line.
I really hope online courses and degrees are taken more seriously as time goes by. university tuition cost is ridiculous and to start your life tens of thousands of $$$$ in debt is not a way to build a future.
I see online as a way to lower the barriers to entry to peeps who don't have a wealthy mummy or daddy to pay their way. plus different schools excel at different programs.
I chose a uni way out in the suburbs that took an hour and a half to reach, as it was known for excelling in what I wanted to study, even though I was accepted as well to the two other uni's in my city that were within walking distance.
the awful commute was worth it (I loved my time at school), but to able to do all those classes online would have been so awesome.
for those in places without much choice, not having to board at a school out of one's city is a huge plus for those with very targeted pursuits.
as to the anonymity of online, if I can do a 4 way skype show pretty sure there are mechanisms for online tutorials, study groups, ways to engage that are easier for those who have to work full time, have families, are going on non-hands on program at a uni out of state/city/province/whatever as they work at jobs to not be in debt.
I do believe education should be a right, and needed for fully democratic societies. people are curious, have dreams and pursuits and dollaz as the barrier is pure bullshit
online is a way to solve this.
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