College degrees have different values - an engineering degree has a very different value than a history degree. Since the tuition at four year schools for both degrees is (largely) the same but the financial value after graduation is different, I would argue that one of those degrees is a luxury degree while the other is not.
If you're arguing "the middle class should be able to afford college tuition without debt", that's a slightly different argument, but I'm not sure it has any merit (given the above that students make _choices_ about what degree to seek and that some degrees are luxury degrees).
College tuiton by itself with help from federal and state aid, yes. Housing+food costs if you can't get an apartment, that matches tuiton in my state. It should be that you work a part time job to pay rent and be able to make your own food, that way you get good living conditions and don't pay back an absurd amount after college. But lots of universities around here are designed to not even have much housing around them. You have to drive and pay for a $150 a semester parking pass, which is not guaranteed to have a spot.
College degrees have different values - an engineering degree has a very different value than a history degree. Since the tuition at four year schools for both degrees is (largely) the same but the financial value after graduation is different, I would argue that one of those degrees is a luxury degree while the other is not.
If you're arguing "the middle class should be able to afford college tuition without debt", that's a slightly different argument, but I'm not sure it has any merit (given the above that students make _choices_ about what degree to seek and that some degrees are luxury degrees).