When I started at Whats Matta U, in the fall of 73, in-state tuition was $17/credit hour. Using the BLS inflation calculator, that works out to $120.28 now.
What is tuition at Whats Matta U now?
That “flat rate” for a 15 hr full load, works out to $504.20/hr. It is also nearly triple the cost of LSU. And that is for Freshman and Sophomores. Juniors and Seniors at WMU pay slightly more than triple what LSU costs.
Of course, Mr Google isn’t bringing up Michigan university funding going back to the 70s. The closest I can find is this one, charting the funding vs tuition trend since 1984.
Because. to the (L&Ses) in Lansing, it is more important to give the “JCs” another tax cut, than to educate the state’s youth.
Steve