One of the things that excites me the most is not only the potential to eliminate the massive load of debt that your average graduate inherits when they're finished with college, but it also lowers the barrier of entry to classes. So a person who already has graduated can study a cross-discipline a lot easier. I think the amount of people have an expertise in very different areas is going to increase. A lot of potential opens up if/when that becomes a trend.
http://www.sru.edu/financeandadministrativeaffairs/studentac...
Average for all CSU's - $5,285
Link: http://www.calstate.edu/budget/fybudget/2011-2012/documentat... Link 2: http://www.calstate.edu/sas/costofattendance/
Now that my little brother is going there, it costs him about $10k a year in tuition and fees.