tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post672150051210485642..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: Is tuition driving undergraduate enrollment decreases? Chemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-35599480242378775132022-05-16T16:49:45.842-04:002022-05-16T16:49:45.842-04:00the data varies depends on which link one clicks i...the data varies depends on which link one clicks into, but i assume https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=76 takes inflation into the formula and thus only shows a 10-20% increase over 10 years; that's not a small number but I dont think its outrageous either. <br />imo pandemic is certainly a thing (no offense but web courses is just not the same as real, in-person classes. I might as well getting into a coding bootcamp to fix my career...) affects college enrollment; but i'm more inclined to believe are people realizing one don't need a bachelors degree to do some/most of the jobs out there? there are a lot of factors that really could only be understood by surveysgaoshinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-25211549082657743342022-05-16T14:02:01.474-04:002022-05-16T14:02:01.474-04:00Enough time has passed since tuitions skyrocketed ...Enough time has passed since tuitions skyrocketed that today's high schoolers have heard horror stories about 30-somethings being unable to afford mortgages because of student loan payments. When I was a kid, 30-somethings being unable to do basic adult things because of student loan debt wasn't a problem yet. We all thought we should just go to college and everything would somehow work itself out. <br /><br />As tuition goes to absurd levels, I suspect you'd be better off taking that 150K and investing it for your kid instead of pushing him/her into college. KTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-68060486158696978292022-05-16T13:56:43.592-04:002022-05-16T13:56:43.592-04:00How are alternate entry pathways to 4-year schools...How are alternate entry pathways to 4-year schools affecting enrollment? At least half the younguns in my family are completing their first two years at local community colleges before transferring to a 4-year school, others are a completing early entry programs as part of their high schools. This has gotten much easier in my state in recent years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com