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In-State $6,546/year
Out-of-State $18,954/year

 

Right, but none of us are from Florida so we'll be charged $18k per year. That's still very low tuition...

Top 150 US universities charge $40k+ tuition fee. Their tuition fee is increasing every year... but FIU tuition is pretty awesome.

 

I am a Veteran so would be given in-state.

 

I live in Florida, but my goal to have my kids earning a Bachelor of Art/Science in Biology from the University of Florida for pre-med. It is $112.00 per credit vs $550.00 per credit for a non-resident. The Florida International University is one of ten largest Hispanic student population; therefore, those Americans who like to have involvement in Latin America countries for business; it is a good option for alumni networking.

 

University of Florida have a better reputation of course!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Florida

What do you guys think about increasing tuition fee in US?
I think it's completely out of control. If you want to attend one of top 150 schools in US, now you'll be charged $40k to $70k per year tuition fee.
Some schools charge $60k per year very easily...
Most of students have to use student loan from companies like Salie Mae. By the time they graduate, they'll owe $250,000 USD debt which takes 25 years of $1k monthly payment to pay off. In UK, tuition fee is much lower than that... some top UK schools charge under 10k GBP per year. This is same in other developed countries like Japan.
I see some top German schools don't charge any tuition fee at all.

How can US government fix this system? I think the high tuition fee is caused by high salary schools are required to pay to their professors. I see that many of Ph. D professors can get $100k salary.

Not really sure what'll happen in the future.. Maybe we'll see $100k per year tuition in about ten years.

 

The prices are high because the government subsidizes education on the student end rather on the university end.

If you go to a CUNY school you pay a fraction of what many other schools, some of far less reputational strength, and I would say that they probably have more professors earning $100k than any other school just based on geographic location.

As an FYI, $100k isn't really THAT outlandish a salary. One should be more concerned with the coaches and athletics directors making $500k - $1M per year at state universities before worrying about whether you're paying a professor a salary commensurate with their education and expertise. In New York, it's kind of a minimum to a middle class life. A cousin of mine works for the Department of Sanitation as a supervisor and he pulled in $160k last year.And the only PhD he has is that he practically has a high school diploma.

In the US many schools are overly reliant on tuition coming in every year as well as selling services related to dorms and meal plans to generate operating revenue. This is propped up by federal student aid dollars that are paid to the school on the student's behalf. Compare to CUNY where the government funds the school directly to keep tuition low for all students.

New York also has the Excelsior Scholarship. So if your family makes below $X, you can have a tuition free degree experience at a state school provided you agree to live in NY for Y number of years.

In my humble opinion, the way to fix it is to fully fund public universities and colleges so tuition is dirt cheap (or even no cost to the student) and stop giving money to private universities entirely outside of sponsored research. This would result in many smaller schools closing and many jobs lost. And it would take a big boost to help those local economies recover. But I don't believe shifting the financial burden for such economic stability should be born by the student. If a student were choosing between two medical school options: a public school where they would incur a little debt or Harvard, say, where they would accumulate a boatload of debt, then said student would really need to assess their career plans and determine if the Harvard diploma warranted the extra money. If their plan was to become a family medicine practitioner in Omaha, probably not.

That's about all the government can do. Fund some schools so that rates go down or continue funding all of them so that rates continue to climb. Or, perhaps, fund none of them and see what happens when you burn the whole thing down.

 

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How can I get UN UNITAR certificate????

 

Please see attached the certificate from the United Nations Training Program (UNITAR) for your participation in the Cybersecurity Leadership and Strategy Program.
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It should come to you soon. If not the email came from:

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