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503. What Is the Future of College — and Does It Have Room for Men?

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Why College Costs Have Increased So Much?

Many schools added laiers of administration that didn't use to exist. The federal government also began making more loans available, which gave colleges the lee way to raise tuition further. Colleges may hire a lot of adjunct professors to save on costs, but even so, they're still paying humans a relatively high wage to perform a task that is not becoming more efficient.

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