{"id":2328,"date":"2015-09-12T10:14:18","date_gmt":"2015-09-12T14:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/auchtoon.2gtech.com\/?p=2328"},"modified":"2015-09-12T10:14:18","modified_gmt":"2015-09-12T14:14:18","slug":"fortunately-for-colleges-and-universities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/?p=2328","title":{"rendered":"Fortunately for Colleges and Universities"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Also posted online at MLive.com, September 12, 2015<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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MLive had an interesting article this week about rising college costs<\/a>, along with a slideshow of the\u00a0biggest increases<\/a> in room and board in Michigan. As a parent of college-age students, I felt it hit a chord. And by “hit a chord,” I mean “made me draw a cranky editorial cartoon.” Which I did.<\/p>\n

The truth is, my feelings are much more nuanced on the subject. Take my alma mater, Michigan Tech, for instance: I graduated with manageable debt and a degree that has returned value over and over in my career. Not this career \u2014 the cartooning gig has always been freelance and is largely self-taught. I have the artistic prowess you might expect from somebody with a bachelor’s degree in Scientific and Technical Communications with a minor in Metallurgical Engineering. (Although I did draw for the school newspaper.)<\/p>\n

But would a Michigan Tech degree be worth the price if I were getting that degree now \u2014especially at those room and board prices? Maybe. Could I afford it? I don’t know.<\/p>\n

Actually, the cartoon is more a crack about what K-12 education has been forced to become than it is about higher education. A few years ago I did a cartoon that was a variation on the same theme<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Not quite as mean, but just as cranky.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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