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• A College Education: The Real Cost

  When a Degree Still Made Sense In 1963, my engineering degree from a small private college in New England cost about $2,000 a year — tuition, room, board, and books included. A four-year degree ran roughly $8,000. My first job paid almost the same amount. A year of work absorbed the full cost of a…

  RMDell’Orfano

  December 4, 2025

  Art, Education, Politics

  •, Cold War Legacy •, College Tuition •, College vs Trades •, Education Reform •, Federal Student Loans •, Higher Education Costs •, Inflation and Tuition •, National Power and Technology •, Skilled Trades66STEM Education •, Student Debt Crisis •, University Administrative Bloat •, Vocational Training •, Workforce Development •