Re:Experience from academia (Score 1)

tuition prices are so high because kids keep getting approved for loans.

No, they're high because so many kids are trying to get into schools. Supply and demand.

Student loans are enabling/helping it, but it isn't the root cause.

Many undergrad classes are actually wildly profitable for traditional universities. It is apparently acceptable that many of the basic prerequisite courses are huge cattle calls with tons of students, and the universities still charge the same price per credit hour as much smaller and relatively more expensive classes.

The demand for students is actually heating up as many decide they would rather take these crappy classes online or at community colleges :)