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Old 09-02-2011, 02:28 PM   #55
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Default Re: why is college so expensive?
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Originally Posted by Mugen910 View Post
So you admit that there is corruption!!!
There is malfeasance of a sort, anyway. E.g., as relates to the original complaint regarding the high cost of textbooks, note that is has long been a practice of professors to pen their own textbook, then require it to be purchased for their own course . . . regardless of whether or not a suitable text already exists, and one that might be superior to said prof's creation. In this way, the professor can enhance his income without benefit of a raise in salary from the administration, yet the practice can increase the cost of the education process for the students.
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