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AndrewRN

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30. Only 9K for me...

Reply to darkangel218 (Reply #27)

Sun Dec 2, 2012, 05:17 AM

Dec 2012

I was lucky to get into my local CC's nursing program my first try due to my very high GPA. Plus it was (what I consider nowdays) very reasonable. Borrowed $9000 for the 2 years to complete the program and now paying it back $100 a month for 10 years. Going to try to pay it off much sooner then that but as long as I can pay the $100 a month I will be ok. I think my interest rate was around 5.5% if I remember correctly.

I know that some private schools can get you in right away - but will cost a small fortune. I couldn't imagine going 50K+ in debt for a degree.

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Graph: College Tuition vs Wages [View all] Ruby the Liberal Dec 2012 OP

That's just great. My daughter is graduating in three weeks postulater Dec 2012 #1

yep. And more financial aid doesn't seem to help, colleges just increase tuition more Liberal_in_LA Dec 2012 #2

please stop with the RW taking points Viking12 Dec 2012 #4

Biggest pile of horse dung I've seen today, and I was with 16 horses today. n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #6

In general, sure. Igel Dec 2012 #7

I've been in higher ed for 30 years as a student, employee or both. Viking12 Dec 2012 #11

it's not a right-wing talking point. universities indeed do such things. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #12

Wow, such a compelling argument. Viking12 Dec 2012 #13

you ignored the argument of the poster above you who actually worked in university HiPointDem Dec 2012 #15

Not a RW talking point? Viking12 Dec 2012 #16

I notice you avoid acknowledging that you actually *ignored* any discussion of the issues. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #17

You could actually try responding to what I wrote Viking12 Dec 2012 #18

why? you didn't respond to what i wrote. Financial aid *does* help drive tuition increases HiPointDem Dec 2012 #19

Your saying so, does not make it true. Viking12 Dec 2012 #20

my assertion is that not only do you use smear tactics, but you call people names. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #21

I never called you any names. Viking12 Dec 2012 #22

It's its mostly b) Jeff In Milwaukee Dec 2012 #8

College loans have become the property of the commercial banking and finance industry. geckosfeet Dec 2012 #23

Exactly the opposite Viking12 Dec 2012 #26

Sort of. The federal government underwrites the loans to the loan "servicers". geckosfeet Dec 2012 #28

Here's another one mythology Dec 2012 #3

And that $1,053 average is going a LONG way Ruby the Liberal Dec 2012 #5

In my family, a 3rd Year Intern and a MS in engineering are struggling to pay off only the MD debts. libdem4life Dec 2012 #9

"average". 40% of people working for minimum retail wages have some college, too. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #14

Depressing as hell. n/t intheflow Dec 2012 #10

what are the units on the y-axis? central scrutinizer Dec 2012 #24

If you don't know what you are looking at, how can you call it misleading? Ruby the Liberal Dec 2012 #25

Looks like relative percentage normalized to 100 at the x axis. geckosfeet Dec 2012 #29

Ugh this is scary darkangel218 Dec 2012 #27

Only 9K for me... AndrewRN Dec 2012 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Dec 2012 #31