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UnemployedMarx 21 points ago +21 / -0

You can pretty much find almost all traditional subjects for college courses free online. All you're really paying for at university is a verification process to make sure you actually learned the material and didn't cheat.

University could easily cost something like $5000 to simply manage tests and ensure proof of knowledge.

The fact we have teachers/profs teaching the same courses in subjects that literally haven't changed for a century is absurd and giant waste of money.

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memechallenger33 4 points ago +4 / -0

College is mostly for elites to have their kids meet other elite kids.

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CakeStryder 3 points ago +3 / -0

University could easily cost something like $5000 to simply manage tests and ensure proof of knowledge.

Just managing tests and proof of knowledge would honestly only take $500. The vast majority of expenses of colleges is people who do no work, but manage to make eight figures for some reason.

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Wizard12 2 points ago +2 / -0

Mentorships and peer networking is also an important part to education. So while the “knowledge is free” on most subjects, part of the 5k per year could be used to pair students with local mentors in their area and get them on an accelerated career track. Preparation for interviews, resume coaching, a seemless transition into corporate structures, how to prepare for advancement, etc. This is sorely lacking in most traditional colleges.

Wrapping it in religion would be the best way to handle it. Why are Christians orgs not doing anything to help? People wonder why young people are turning away from religion. It’s not doing anything, at all, really, to help them with the modern challenges they face. I would say, if anything, the Mormons appear to help and lift up other young Mormons in this way. And what do you know it’s one of the only religions not stagnating.

Look at almost any traditional Christian sect and their colleges all cost like 50k a year, full of critical race theory drivel and diversity applicants, and usually at the forefront of driving “refugees” migration.

Christians could step up and fill the void. It’s there. But none of them are doing shit.

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flashersenpai 1 point ago +1 / -0

Employers already do interviews and for technical fields like programming practical testing is a part of that.

It's something that's already solved. College largely sorts for class and not talent given most of the cost is for non-productive training/amenities.