With increased costs and decreased assistance (like Michigan Promise scholarships & food stamps), is college still affordable?
Yes, college tuition is still affordable for most.
2% (2 votes)
It's getting more difficult, but you can still make it work with some ingenuity.
30% (27 votes)
Recent changes have made it increasingly difficult for anyone but the rich to send their children to college.
39% (35 votes)
College in the area stopped being affordable long ago.
24% (22 votes)
I've got more to say about this than a simple poll checkbox. See my comment below.
4% (4 votes)
Total votes: 90
Comments
In comparison
By: Laurie Cirivello (LCirivello) on September 1st, 2011 at 11:46 am
You can say what you want about California's economic woes (and they have plenty), but an excellent community college/junior college education there costs less than $30 per credit hour vs. GRCC at $95. If a State doesn't value education it can't happen for lots of people.
Inspired by....
By: Holly Bechiri (Holly) on August 31st, 2011 at 11:21 am This week's poll, coming out while our young people go back to school, was inspired by recent conversations about food costs and an article that noted the below:
"In fiscal 2010, Michigan ranked 45th in per-capital state financial aid."
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