I have never been in a 4 hr class before...until I enrolled in my summer class this year. It meets from 6PM-10PM every Thursday for 9 weeks. I wasn't sure if I could sit in a classroom for that long, but at least a lot of the work is computer-based. I have a good professor and a good group for the group work that this class has. I just never thought I'd be able to manage a 4 hr class before. My longest class before was 3 hrs and that one was torture. Perhaps it is who you have as a professor that makes the difference.
Sure, I am drained by the time 10PM rolls around on Thursdays, but I am doing well in the class and I do feel productive. However, I wish that 1 single class didn't cost so much. I don't get why college classes are so expensive. This one class that I am in is going to end up costing me about $864...for *1* class. No wonder college students are so far in debt by the time they are done at universities. I think states should lover the credit hr costs for their universities. Most salary jobs require college degrees these days, but by the time people get these salary jobs, they are so far in debt that they spend years of their salaries getting student loans paid off. I honestly don't think that is fair. I am very fortunate not to have any debt right now, but I can see how easy it is to acquire student loans and how long it takes to get college paid off.
So, while college is worth it. Why not drop the prices a bit?
