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Forget About MOOCs – What’s an Actual College Diploma Worth?

April 14, 2014 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: College Credit, Cost of College

This entry is part 1 of 13 in the series Cost of College

Over the last couple of Monday’s I’ve started to address what my Degree of Freedom project might mean for students and parents trying to figure out what’s next for them as they think about applying, selecting and shelling out thousands for college. Questions regarding whether I worked as hard or learned as much during my […]

So What Actually is a “Degree”?

April 28, 2014 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Business of MOOCs, College Credit, Cost of College

This entry is part 2 of 13 in the series Cost of College

Returning to that continued Monday discussion of what new free learning tools might mean to students and parents staring down six-figure tuition bills (which allegedly buy a ticket to a better life), I read a story last week that clarifies why conversations containing the words “degree,” “diploma” and “college” seem to be so murky. The […]

What’s the Most College Should Cost?

May 5, 2014 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Business of MOOCs, Cost of College

This entry is part 3 of 13 in the series Cost of College

In last week’s newsletter, I discussed some of the $10,000 BA programs that emerged after Texas Governor Rick Perry challenged the state’s college systems to come up with options that would allow students to graduate with a degree at that price point. As I noted then, this $10,000 degree concept is not about taking an […]

The Cost of College – Intangibles

May 27, 2014 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Cost of College

This entry is part 4 of 13 in the series Cost of College

A couple of weeks back, I calculated that if the price of college had risen as fast as housing (another market that has significantly outpaced inflation over the last 40-50 years), the cost for a year at even the best school should be no more than $15,000. I also used Harvard Extension’s degree program to […]

Does College Cost Negative $500,000?

June 2, 2014 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Cost of College

This entry is part 5 of 13 in the series Cost of College

Whenever you take on the issue of the escalating cost of college, a frequent response is that the price of higher education is well worth it when you take into account the increased lifetime earning power college grads have over those who only make it through high school. A well-articulated version of this argument appeared […]

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