Schadenfreude
All Star
this.
especially with how competitive shyt is today.
I wouldn't do that debt for an online university degree. And yes a state school would be cheaper. That's not bad for an out of state school or private university though, but the school better have engineering credibility.
I told this man to go to Purdue; that place is a wealth of information and connections for engineers, IYKYK. And if you can stand living in Indiana, it's affordable too.