The cost of an education Then & now - Page 7

Mj12 · ‎03-09-2010

@sunshine45 wrote:
nurses.....there are GREAT jobs available with the department of defense.
excellent pay, excellent benefits, good travel opportunities.

@sunshine45 yes!! At literally hundreds of facilities in the US.

usa jobs dot gov (no space in between usa and jobs)

seaBreeze · ‎02-04-2014

Yes, breaking the cost down per class ... mine was $300 (minus books), now $1200 per class ... comparing years 1991 vs. 2018.

Zhills · ‎11-15-2011

What hasn't at least tripled in price in the past 50 years?

Why would anyone be surprised? News?????

CrazyDaisy · ‎03-20-2010

@Zhills wrote:
What hasn't at least tripled in price in the past 50 years?

Why would anyone be surprised? News?????

Reports show that a college education has increased much faster than inflation. Making it much less affordable unless students or their families go into debt.

Someday, when scientists discover the center of the Universe....some people will be disappointed it is not them.

pigletsmom · ‎11-21-2011

@shoekitty wrote:
Does anyone want to lnow how much i paid for college 52 years ago?

Yes

Spurt · ‎03-20-2010

@Zhills wrote:
What hasn't at least tripled in price in the past 50 years?

Why would anyone be surprised? News?????

@Zhills

You are so right....

Prices of things in 1968

Average Income per year $7,850.00.
Average Monthly Rent $130.00.
Gas per Gallon 34 cents.
Average Cost of a new car $2,822.00.

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Zhills · ‎11-15-2011

I remember those days

Had a new Toyota! Never put $5.00 worth of gas in it.....it wouldn't hold that much!

FrostyBabe1 · ‎05-09-2016

@Spurt wrote:
@Zhills wrote:
What hasn't at least tripled in price in the past 50 years?

Why would anyone be surprised? News?????
@Zhills

You are so right....

Prices of things in 1968
Average Income per year $7,850.00.
Average Monthly Rent $130.00.
Gas per Gallon 34 cents.
Average Cost of a new car $2,822.00.

Using the US Inflation Calculator, those prices from 1968, adjusted to today would be:

Average income per year : $56,751.89

Average monthly rent: $939.84

Gallon of gas: $2.46

Average cost of a new car: $20,401.76

The calculator can be found here:

https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/

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GenXmuse · ‎05-15-2016

Does anyone care what I paid? Probably not if I had told you at least a half a dozen times or more.

Spurt · ‎03-20-2010

@CrazyDaisy wrote:
@Zhills wrote:
What hasn't at least tripled in price in the past 50 years?

Why would anyone be surprised? News?????
Reports show that a college education has increased much faster than inflation. Making it much less affordable unless students or their families go into debt.

@CrazyDaisy

Then perhaps alternatives should be explored.... My personal feelin, except for a few specialized fields that require it (ie doctors, lawyers, teachers etc), college degrees dont seem to carry much weight at all these days....Its a different world

Technical schools, trade and vocational schools, internships with companies...... There are also schools for health careers such as Physcial Therapists, Phlebotomists, Health Information Technicians etc etc etc....courses are for a year and cost much less

....

For example some electricians earn $70,000 or more per year......plumbers earn $54,000 or more.....

I have co-workers that paid for college degrees in history and psychology and all they got out of it was college loan debt and working in a business office

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