tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491174673971804494.post8148796383656317296..comments2024-03-22T01:06:23.845-07:00Comments on Confessions of a College Professor: Study: 80% of Community College Students are VictimsDoomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04528555392898760692noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491174673971804494.post-69642275004448063862014-09-10T15:36:03.677-07:002014-09-10T15:36:03.677-07:00I concede you're right on some level, but libe...I concede you're right on some level, but libertarianism also believes in contracts, and accredited schools have a contract to "act with integrity". That means that, indeed, taking advantage of a customer's ignorance is not within the capacity of an accredited institution...at least, it should not be. I agree, in a perfect non-libertarian world, however, students would ultimately be responsible for buying crap.<br /><br />And, absolutely, a very astute person can play the CC system for a solid degree at a good price. Not every CC even offers enough legitimate material for such a student, however, and most such schools offer a ridiculous number of "trap" courses.Doomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04528555392898760692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491174673971804494.post-23762966427041732522014-09-10T10:52:45.327-07:002014-09-10T10:52:45.327-07:00A strong libertarian stance would be that the stud...A strong libertarian stance would be that the students themselves bear much of the personal responsibility for this failure. It's sort of like people who are required to file a Form 1040-EZ complaining about the complexity of taxes. As the Reuters article states, Massachusetts and Virginia have guaranteed transfer programs in place. I quickly looked up California, Oregon, and Washington and each had clear transfer degree programs for in-state universities.<br /><br />In California, for example, a C.C. will cost about $3000/yr in tuition/fees/books for residents. After transferring to a CSU campus (preferably the more established ones like SJSU, SDSU, etc.), you will pay about $9,000/yr. If you're smart and major in computer science, accounting, math, etc., you'll have a bachelors degree for under $25,000 and as this blog has pointed out, you can expect about $15K of that to be paid for with Pell Grants. Plus you'll have a good job and better life without being hopelessly in debt. That's how you win the higher education game. C.C.'s have their place, but the student needs to do their homework and figure the path forward.WARR Lordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09437882580727381296noreply@blogger.com