[Occupymendocino] Germany offers free college tuition

[Richard Karch]

THIS IS INTERESTING WHEN OUR STUDENTS END UP HAVING TO PAY BACK THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND PAY ABSORBENT INTEREST COSTS FOR STUDENT LOANS.  A YOUNG FRIEND OF MINE SAYS HE OWES 60 THOUSAND AND THAT THEY ARE ON HIS BACK ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME.
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FRI OCT 10, 2014 AT 08:15 AM PDT
Germany offers free college tuition to U.S. and international students
byJen HaydenFollow
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This is incredible:
All German universities are now free to Americans and all other international students. The last German state to charge tuition at its universities struck down the fees this week.
Why are they offering such a generous plan?
In explaining why Germany made this move, Dorothee Stapelfeldt, a Hamburg senator, called tuition fees "unjust" and added that "they discourage young people who do not have a traditional academic family background from taking up study. It is a core task of politics to ensure that young women and men can study with a high quality standard free of charge in Germany."
The perks don't end at free tuition:
Even before Germany abolished college tuition for all students, the price was a steal. Typically semester fees were around $630. What's more, German students receive many perks including discounts for food, clothing and events, as well as inexpensive or even free transportation.
Considering the average student loan debt in the U.S. is $29,400, a lot of U.S. high school students would do well to start learning German.

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