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1 year agoIt didn’t really get fucked up though, university admissions are still far greater than they were 10-20 years ago. The rises were simply a case of who should pay for the degree, the taxpayer or the person furthering their career?
Many people don’t go to university and I don’t see why those people who are also more likely to be on lower incomes should have to pay towards degree education.
Like I say;
Shortage of workers and public sector should be free education.
Tax payer shouldn’t cover the costs of someone that goes on to earn £100k a year.
Tax payer shouldn’t cover the costs of someone that has no real plan and studies a nothing degree to delay going into work.
Personally with your first paragraph I would say it does the opposite. Degrees are greatly devalued from previous generations, you’d like to think that the increased cost would be a deterrent for those half assing it to a 2:2.
Define a nothing degree - okay I’m not going to answer your question directly here as all degrees have their benefits. However, it’s not a case of a nothing degree, more a case of a useless degree for the person career path. If you’re a nurse, doctor, accountant, lawyer, teacher etc. Degrees are very relevant. However, far too many people study degrees and then go into careers that don’t necessarily need a degree. I chose not to go to uni because I didnt want a job that required some form of chartership or professional accreditation. At the time I didn’t know what I wanted to do but I knew I wanted it to be sales based. I didn’t waste £30k+ on a degree I knew I wouldn’t use or need, though I would have enjoyed studying certain fields but cost wise it was stupid to do so.
In regards to the last paragraph isn’t it more to do with the people that are paying off their student debt are paying off a larger amount now which helps mitigate the people that don’t pay off the debt?