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The moment you see any dollar amount from the past you need to ask "is that adjusted for inflation" and if it isn't you need to put it in an inflation calculator. This process needs to be second nature because otherwise you will get a very wrong idea about how much something actually cost. And post covid inflation is already skewing mental prices from just a decade ago.
I literally have a shortcut to usinflationcalculator dot com on my home screen. Because I always check for inflation. Always.
If the boomer was 60, it would still only cost $2,267.87.
If they're 65, it would have been 3,245.61.
Tuition today: $41,540 at private colleges $11,260 at public colleges (in-state residents) $29,150 at public colleges (out-of-state residents)
Sure, inflation is a thing, but the difference in dollar amount is still staggering.
This may be a stupid question, but I have been out of university for a long time. Is $11,260 for a semester?
I am considering taking a 4 credit online course at UND and the price is listed as $384.88 per credit (https://und.edu/academics/online/enroll-anytime/norw101.html , off topic, but I have finished the duolingo norwegian course and am looking for other ways to progress...)
Figuring for 12-15 credits I don't understand where the huge number is coming from. I was also spoiled by doing half my education in the late 90's and the other half on the GI Bill later, so I'm admittedly probably ignorant to how/where they are hitting people with extra fees and so on both then and now.
Yes, per semester. You can get away with way less if you go to a community college or online school.
Having gone to community college and a private college, the difference in class quality is great, but not over 10 times greater. Maybe three times greater? The state school classes I audited were zero to 1 times better to be honest.