Why is my tuition so expensive

[White Comet]

2 years ago, first year engineering tuition @ UofT was 7K. If it is 9K now, I am really surprised at how fast rates have gone up.

[Frankie3s]

9K is really nothing compared to law or med school.

By the way, I think one reason why tuition fee's are on the rise could be due to the amount of students that don't pay back their student loans. Appearently there are many that default on their loans after graduating, and some that leave the country.

So true. And the schools aren't necessarily going to eat all of the losses so they will simply pass them on. Just like governmental debt, it's gets passed down from generation to generation. And you can also thank the unions too for your annual spanking.

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"For example pilots, they drive planes, and the bigger the plane the easier, but why are they paid so much as opposed to a taxi driver which is really the same thing?"
lol, geez... that's the worst comparison ever. Hopefully you have lots of school ahead of you.

Why do some dept's cost so much, well as mentioned, it doesn't have as much to do with job outcomes as it does with cost to run the program. Of course if they can get away with charging more they will, so taking your MBA isn't exactly cheap.

The real question is why ppl have to pay 10k or more for a year of school here, but in many countries in europe university is free.... do we not pay enough taxes?