<p>That is really the awful part people forget. Tuition almost never goes down! LOL With my first daughter her tuition rose 10K in 4 years! Public universities raise tuition yearly whereas some private schools do it in 3 or 5 year increments. At least it doesn’t seem as bad…Some of these public universities for OOS are getting up there closing in on 40K and often with fewer scholarships. Thats starting to come close to private school costs! Another thing not to forget is if you don’t have acceptable healthcare (or your parents lose their job) you will have to buy it from the college and that is expensive. Everything is so expensive these days.</p>