1) more kids doing online, or community college, degrees
2) more people opting to go into the trades, as AI eats knowledge workers and the cost-benefit doesn't make sense; or else skipping and going straight to certifications for things like IT
3) legal or structural changes impacting how many international and out-of-state students are allowed. many public universities operate at a loss for locals, but subsidize those costs with higher fees for out of state and international students.
4) the gub'mnt finally gets around to rejecting or capping a lot of student loan applications
Been seeing a lot of chat about #1 and #2, but until the last two get changed I don't think anything will drastically improve
in theory, because of a few factors
1) more kids doing online, or community college, degrees
2) more people opting to go into the trades, as AI eats knowledge workers and the cost-benefit doesn't make sense; or else skipping and going straight to certifications for things like IT
3) legal or structural changes impacting how many international and out-of-state students are allowed. many public universities operate at a loss for locals, but subsidize those costs with higher fees for out of state and international students.
4) the gub'mnt finally gets around to rejecting or capping a lot of student loan applications
Been seeing a lot of chat about #1 and #2, but until the last two get changed I don't think anything will drastically improve