There's a hunger problem on America's college campuses

[Sanguine]

Montclair State University

http://www.montclair.edu/about-montclair/tuition-and-fees/

room and board costs: $0 for in and out of state students

$0 is exorbitant, ain't nobody can afford that!!

Wow....

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

Montclair State University

http://www.montclair.edu/about-montclair/tuition-and-fees/

room and board costs: $0 for in and out of state students

$0 is exorbitant, ain't nobody can afford that!!

So they roll the rent into the tuition so everybody has to pay whether they want to live on campus or not?  Not cool.

[Sanguine]

So they roll the rent into the tuition so everybody has to pay whether they want to live on campus or not?  Not cool.

Nobody is forcing them to go there.

[goatprairie]

The problem is too many college students pursuing worthless degrees. Most high school grads would be far better off getting tech degrees at a tech school. Tuition is usually far cheaper than a four years college, and  they'll actually be employable when they graduate.
And let's fire all the dead weight in the admins.  They don't need diversity experts and many other useless positions.

[Cripplecreek]

Nobody is forcing them to go there.

Too many people going to college as it is because Americans have bought into the fantasy that all should go to college. 80 percent of college students would be better served by going to trade schools or joining apprenticeship programs.

Our colleges would be far more effective without all the excess students.

[goatprairie]

 

Too many people going to college as it is because Americans have bought into the fantasy that all should go to college. 80 percent of college students would be better served by going to trade schools or joining apprenticeship programs.

Our colleges would be far more effective without all the excess students.

 

[Gefn]

Back in the day Montclair was a party school. Anyone who lived in state could get in, all you needed was a 400 SAT or so.

I don't know it's status now, but I don't know anyone who has graduated from there since the 80s.

Oh then it was also a suitcase school. I guess that changed when it got "university" status.

[Cripplecreek]

Oh then it was also a suitcase school. I guess that changed when it got "university" status.

There's another issue. Every once affordable community college in te country wants to be seen as a 4 year university and the costs have risen accordingly.

Our local formerly Jackson Community College is now Jackson College with dorms so kids don't need to commute 20 minutes from outlying areas of the county.

[Gefn]

There's another issue. Every once affordable community college in te country wants to be seen as a 4 year university and the costs have risen accordingly.

Our local formerly Jackson Community College is now Jackson College with dorms so kids don't need to commute 20 minutes from outlying areas of the county.

The local community college is about a mile and a half next to a hotel- a Days in or Red Roof- they just changed so I don't know which one.

When the weather is inclement - I mean snow or sleet, if,you show a school ID you get a room on the cheap, so you don't have to drive home in a blizzard, if they don't cancel classes. I know 40 might be a lot to some but it does save lives.

There are other hotels that are more expensive around too that offer discount rates to students but we are talking Hyatt, Radison,W,  etc.