I have to wholeheartedly agree with everything you, @2017girl , say. The only thing I would add is that you are also paying to acquire the knowledge and/or skill, not just the grade and degree. While often, maybe most often, knowledge and skill translates to the grade, it doesn’t always. I want my kids to get the grades, the knowledge, the skills. If they’re doing that - however - then I don’t care if they go to class. I’ll also add that it is a real skill to know how to do that. I imagine, unless someone had a lot of freedom in high school, and already learned how to do it just right, people should go to class pretty much all the time in earlier college years until they see how they can judiciously miss without it affecting their goals.