{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Kitchen Table College Chats","title":"How tuition discounting works and why it is a warning sign on Kitchen Table College Chat","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/75c93771\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1379,"description":" Marc and Gary talk through what is actually going on when colleges discount tuition.  Spoiler alert:  It's not actually money the college is using to subsidize a student's tuition.\nIt is simply the same type of discount you get for cars, computers, camera's.  It is a similar business model to the Kohl's retail stores.  They discount their clothes to generate cash to keep their business running.  \nColleges can't do that because the revenue from tuition is only sporadic (2-4 times per year)","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/jZ2XRYsDFO3U04Wwz1DKIbcOTUoevfb7TelLoMxQJ9U/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kOGQx/MTVjNDY2M2YwNTAw/MDc4ZGU0MDFhZmUw/NWZlNi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}