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**GVsdJZ2H** · 05-10-2009, 04:18 AM

Shannon I agree with your post and good luck with your education. I did not mean to imply that online and live were analagous, more that the online providers provide an option for some people. Which is some degree of competition for all of the schools. I could not and still can't think of any other business offered online where it has not crimped the already existing industry's pricing power in some way.

The high price wasn't really my focus either, it is that the price perpetually goes higher no matter the level of education provided, the underlying US economy or even to a much smaller degree the online schools.

I wish tuition rate increases would be capped by government somehow. They can very easily, stop enabling so many kids to goto these places that shouldn't be there in the first place. THey create fake demand. Everyone in their college careers knows people who should not be there. What percentage of every single class? I went to a large state school many moons ago and would say 20% minimum did not belong in a university. They should either be at JC, CC doing something online or learning a trade.

Instead they drag down the educational level for everyone and because they are taking up a spot they are creating fake demand.

05-10-2009, 04:18 AM	#11
GVsdJZ2H Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 442 Senior Member	Shannon I agree with your post and good luck with your education. I did not mean to imply that online and live were analagous, more that the online providers provide an option for some people. Which is some degree of competition for all of the schools. I could not and still can't think of any other business offered online where it has not crimped the already existing industry's pricing power in some way. The high price wasn't really my focus either, it is that the price perpetually goes higher no matter the level of education provided, the underlying US economy or even to a much smaller degree the online schools. I wish tuition rate increases would be capped by government somehow. They can very easily, stop enabling so many kids to goto these places that shouldn't be there in the first place. THey create fake demand. Everyone in their college careers knows people who should not be there. What percentage of every single class? I went to a large state school many moons ago and would say 20% minimum did not belong in a university. They should either be at JC, CC doing something online or learning a trade. Instead they drag down the educational level for everyone and because they are taking up a spot they are creating fake demand.
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