re: #76 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))
I was also lucky that in-state tuition back then was piddling, as I recall around $250-$400 per semester, something that could be covered by a part-time job and summer work.
When I started Pitt in 1973—Tuition and Board both cost $480 a trimester. When I graduated in December 1977 both were $600.
Now the tuition alone is $14K+ a semester…