Category Archives: college costs

College tuition inflation part 2

Doug Short: Inflation: A Five-Month X-Ray View This graph about says it all. The increase in College Tuition & Fees is TWICE that of Medical Care. Who would have guessed? Where IS the legacy media’s outcry for the government to address … Continue reading

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Universities: Financial trouble ahead

Moody’s now has negative outlook for all U.S. universities The agency said one critical factor in the expansion of that negative outlook was that students’ price sensitivity is keeping tuition payments low. Hope the taxpayers are ready for the bill … Continue reading

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Tuition inflation: So you thought medical costs were spiraling out of control

Repeatedly the editorial staff of the Daily Camera warns us of obesity, climate change and the cost of healthcare. However, they are strangely silent about the worst inflation of all, the cost of higher education. One really has to wonder … Continue reading

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Is College a Lousy Investment?

Megan McArdle asks. The price of a McDonald’s hamburger has risen from 85 cents in 1995 to about a dollar today. The average price of all goods and services has risen about 50 percent. But the price of a college … Continue reading

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Cost of college education

How many colleges are like Dartmouth when it comes to responsible spending? Joe Asch provides a devastating account of the way that Dartmouth has wasted its money over the past ten years. During this period, Joe shows, administrative expenses have … Continue reading

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