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To prove Pres Trump’s “facts”, I recently applied a COLA (Cost of Living Adjustment) to what my last year’s tuition at Butler U – my Alma Mater – was and the calculation was abt $6,000/semester in today’s dollars. My interest is because our only Grandson is headed off to college this time next year.
This year Butler U’s tuition is in the mid $25K/semester, and Pharmacy majors at Butler U – their tuition is HIGHER the last year of the 6 yr program.
Our only Daughter graduated from Butler U in 1993 – I think! As I Remember that her first year – Fall of 1989 .. total cost was abt $12,000 and her final year 1992-1993 was pushing $20,000 total.
Back in 1970, by working my ass off and pinching pennies, I was able to graduate with $500 in debt, which was about three weeks net pay that I got once I got my Pharmacist license. Today, it is not unusual for a newly minted pharmacist to leave college with a student loan debt approaching $200,000. Which is about THREE YEARS net pay once they get licensed.
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Oh,,,i must be old,,I remember going to a community college,,175.00 a course,,,,,wow,,maryw
My first year (fall 1965) was at an extension of Indiana University – I think a college hour was in the $10 range, but that was a lot of years ago and I only went there for 2 semesters. I remember working at a Kroger grocery store and getting paid $1.41/hr and I think that minimum wage was $1.25. Gasoline was < $0.30/gal and my car had a 14 gal gas tank and got 20 MPG.. so I could get by for < $3/week for gas.