&quot;If students are subsidized then colleges will lose incentive to provide a proper education.&quot;<p>My college was subsidized because of an in-state tuition and state scholarship. Do you think my college didn&#x27;t provide a proper education?<p>My high school was subsidized. Do you think it didn&#x27;t provide a proper education?<p>Many if not most colleges in Western Europe are free or highly subsidized. [1] Do you think they have lost interest in providing a proper education?<p>California colleges until the 1980s had no tuition. (See <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;1982&#x2F;12&#x2F;28&#x2F;science&#x2F;california-weighs-end-of-free-college-education.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nytimes.com&#x2F;1982&#x2F;12&#x2F;28&#x2F;science&#x2F;california-weighs-...</a> - &quot;The California Postsecondary Education Commission recommended earlier this month that the state abandon one of the cornerstones of its college and university system, a pledge that the state will pay instructional expenses for all residents.&quot;) Do you think Berkley, UCLA, etc. had lost their incentive to provide a proper education until the 1980s, when students started to pay tuition again for the first time in decades?<p>No, your concern doesn&#x27;t seem warranted given past and current experience in providing free education.<p>[1] Various countries:<p>Germany - &quot;For a many years there have been no tuition fees in Germany&quot; - <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.internationale-studierende.de&#x2F;en&#x2F;prepare_your_studies&#x2F;financing&#x2F;cost_of_education&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.internationale-studierende.de&#x2F;en&#x2F;prepare_your_stu...</a><p>France - &quot;For the majority of courses at most universities youll have to pay only 181 EUR a year for a bachelors degree (there are exceptions engineering courses tend to cost more for example), 250 EUR per year for a masters course and 380 EUR per year for a PhD. .. With these additional costs, in some public universities the tuition fees can reach as far as EUR 2.000&#x2F;year.&quot;<p>Sweden - &quot;If you have citizenship in a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country*, or Switzerland, you are not required to pay application or tuition fees.&quot; <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.universityadmissions.se&#x2F;en&#x2F;All-you-need-to-know1&#x2F;Applying-for-studies&#x2F;Fees-and-scholarships&#x2F;EUEEA-citizens-exempt-from-fees&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.universityadmissions.se&#x2F;en&#x2F;All-you-need-to-know1...</a>