Tuition up to $61,000!!!

[Brog]

The Board just approved a 7% increase in tuition for next year. Up to more than $61,000. How can football players afford to come here?

 

[TCUdirtbag]

The Board just approved a 7% increase in tuition for next year. Up to more than $61,000. How can football players afford to come here?

The full tuition + room + board + stipend scholarships, + student-athlete services + NIL.They actually make $ coming here.

If someone has the post-board meeting announcements letter, please post. Should have some good stuff. The summary agenda is available here: https://www.tcu.edu/about/pdfs/bot-meeting-agenda-fall-2023.pdf and there’s usually an email containing the Board meeting outcomes late Friday or early Monday (sometimes different ones for different audiences).

 

[lonestarfrog89]

College makes no sense for the vast majority of the population. $61k is absurd and if you’re taking out loans to do it, sets you back years. I’ll continue to say that both my daughters will be welders or go open an HVAC company or something like that.

 

[allclearforfrogs]

I will bleed purple until the day I die, but TCU is not worth that. You are a complete fool to pay that to go to TCU. I'm sorry. It was less than half that when I went.

And I say the above even if you can do with WITH CASH, nevermind going into years of debt slavery.

This is the downside of guaranteed loans from the government.

 

[KillerFrog InD KitchenSink]

Sixty-one dollars tuition doesn’t seem too bad.

 

[HFrog1999]

I will bleed purple until the day I die, but TCU is not worth that. You are a complete fool to pay that to go to TCU. I'm sorry. It was less than half that when I went.

And I say the above even if you can do with WITH CASH, nevermind going into years of debt slavery.

This is the downside of guaranteed loans from the government.

I bleed Purple as well which is why my son is going to Tarleton for about 1/4 of the price

Plus I’ve really enjoyed their football season much better than TCUs.

Tarleton feels like TCU did when I was there

TCU is for rich California brats now

 

[Limey Frog]

This is the downside of guaranteed loans from the government.

There is no upside to guaranteed loans from governments. This is always what they do.

 

[Chongo94]

I bleed Purple as well which is why my son is going to Tarleton for about 1/4 of the price

Plus I’ve really enjoyed their football season much better than TCUs.

Tarleton feels like TCU did when I was there

TCU is for rich California brats now

Didn’t know freshmen were driving Porsches to Tarleton now…

 

[TxFrog1999]

TCC is around $80/hr (~60 hrs per associates) and the South Campus' new STEC building for HVAC is amazing and Northwest's welding program is placing students after earning their associates.

Just saying.

 

[finafrog]

I’ll continue to say that both my daughters will be welders or go open an HVAC company or something like that.

Mystique and Aura?

 

[HFrog1999]

Didn’t know freshmen were driving Porsches to Tarleton now…

Mostly Lamborghinis

 

[lonestarfrog89]

Mystique and Aura?

Is this guessing my daughters names? If so, you’re close!

 

[An-Cap Frog]

We upped our tuition, so up yours!

 

[Hoosierfrog]

That landscaping doesn’t come free…

 

[tcudoc]

Is this guessing my daughters names? If so, you’re close!

I have a friend who gives over half of his paycheck to Charity...




However, if Charity isn’t working he gives it to Destiny.

 

[tyler durden]

Sticker price. I’m paying far less than that, but the kid worked hard in high school to even make it possible.

 

[HToady]

I seem to recall our current President campaigned for free Community College for everyone. What happened to that?

 

[Cfrog1985]

College makes no sense for the vast majority of the population. $61k is absurd and if you’re taking out loans to do it, sets you back years. I’ll continue to say that both my daughters will be welders or go open an HVAC company or something like that.

Not sure I agree on vast majority (That indicates 95% which is not correct, it's not even 80%). I work in an industry (wealth management) where over 90% of all employees have college degrees. 4 of the last 20 I hired did not have a degree, 1 made but she was unique in that she had 7 years of role specific experience. In my eyes that's worth far more than a masters in predicting a successful outcome. I even got push back on hiring her, and she's probably the best newhire in the past 2 years.

The US puts way too much emphasis on college and should put way more resources into apprenticeships. HVAC, Welder, Electrician, Elevator Mechanic/Installer, Aircraft mechanics, Boilermaker. It would nice if in highschool similar to Germany, you set kids on a path. Choice is needed but commitment is important too. Speciality training schools if a kid commits at 18 often are far more effective than traditional college.

My goal is to pay for whatever training or 4 year education my kid wants and go into with a plan. So total cost of TCU will now be 300K+. In 10 years it will be at least 400k with every low increases, likely higher.

 

[Cfrog1985]

I seem to recall our current President campaigned for free Community College for everyone. What happened to that?

Need both parties support, US will never achieve that.

Sticker price. I’m paying far less than that, but the kid worked hard in high school to even make it possible.

Even with a scholarship room and board, books and fees are insane. 75k cost of attendance for next year, a 25k scholarships still means 50k.

 

[Big Frog II]

How many people really pay full tuition? I would imagine most students have scholarships of some kind.