If higher education was free, how many uneducated people would take advantage?

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Maybe_Maybe_not · Accepted Answer

This question is a huge one as it is encompassing bigger and complicated questions we can't solve easily. Here are the implicit questions, overlapping, deriving from this one: Is education and training valued societally? What education is valued, productivity based or knowledge based? Is education financial access enough or are there cultural obstacles as well? When free market is big boss what does it say about education? What are the aftermaths when going beyond simple alphabetization? Is it societally acceptable to fund education from the collective?

WindAtMyBack · Accepted Answer

Too many. We already have too many going to college. If it was completely free to the student, the problem would get even worse. You'd have all those college grads feinting when they get the bill from the plumber who charges $200 to show up at their door, and another $150 per hour for the work. Then they'll wonder why they wasted four years in college instead of becoming a plumber.

CupcakeTheDestroyer · Accepted Answer

All of them. I would jump right back into school, get another degree or two, be able to qualify for better jobs.

bluesparrow · Accepted Answer

I like the way they do it in Hong Kong. College is free, but you don't get to decide your major.

Advisor Smith · Accepted Answer

It's challenging to predict exact numbers, but if higher education were free, many more individuals would likely take advantage of the opportunity. Factors like accessibility, societal encouragement, and personal motivation would play significant roles. Historically, reducing financial barriers increases enrollment and diversity in higher education. This would enable individuals who were previously constrained by cost to pursue academic and professional growth, potentially raising overall education levels in society.

abc3643 · Answer

The GOP can't have that! Their voters would leave the party and the GOP would be as relevant as the  Rent Is Too Damn High  Party.

OtterMan68 · Answer

In Europe where it's free, it's not as easy to get in. They dual-track their secondary students. Unlike the US, they don't try to cram everyone onto a college-prep track whether or not they have the apptitude or desire to go to a four-year university.

Razp_Sorbet · Answer

We have a first year free policy for tertiary education and enrollments went up by 30k

Nikki1989 · Answer

Many would and a more educated workforce would lead to increased productivity and economic growth, but of course, this kind of logic is not big with those that control the education systems.

exitseven · Answer

In the state where I live they are offering Community College for free to people who do not already have a college degree. I heard today their enrollments are up 18% which is a lot.

Anonymous · Answer

I don’t think it would jump up a lot. Probably more so for women, a little for men. But a lot of men don’t like school. I never did. W that said yes I had to take some schooling to get into the field I’m in. I think if a lot of trade schools were free a lot of men would do it. But as far as college, whether 2 or 4 years or longer, I don’t think they’re really geared toward men.

SugarSugarplum · Answer

Free is just another word for worthless. If it's worth something: - no one would hand it out for free - people will pay to attain it.

onedarkcloud · Answer

If they were being educated under today's Randy Weingarten teachers the uneducated would come out dumber than ever. They would know WOKE but nothing else!!!

LiamJHayden · Answer

If higher education were completely taxpayer funded (the real meaning of "free") lots of uneducated would take advantage. Just how many of those would follow useful career paths might be another matter altogether.

Anonymous · Answer

If it was free there would be certain academic requirements to meet to attend that most students today don't meet.

noohair · Answer

When something is free it becomes worthless. People do not value or pursue worthless things. Would you marry a worthless person?

nawtee_me · Answer

Probably not many if any at all. Education is not about getting in to or staying out of debt. It is about learning and preparing for the job market.

gatixek710 · Answer

A ton. who wouldn't want 4-6 years of fucking off at a sexual buffet paid for by someone else?

OddBeMe · Answer

How many free tuition grants and loans are being left unobtained? Quite a few.

beefcakebradybatson · Answer

Some but nowhere nearly enough because anti-intellectualism is rife in America. (And far from uncommon amongst Canadian lasses and lads).

msc545 · Answer

Quite a few I think.

Mati91 · Answer

Definitely.

Reijen · Answer

Too many.

Pterodon · Answer

I wouldn’t.

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