For Profit College charges $180 for art history book WITH NO PICTURES.

Um...this is about as ridiculous as it gets. I love that the mini-headline is "NOT THE ONION" so people would know it is real.

$180 for an art history book with NO pictures and NO resale value.

For profit colleges will do anything to squeeze every last (unearned) dime out of their students.

"says Brent Ashley, the father of an OCAD University student: "Students have been told that the publisher couldn't get the copyright permissions settled in time for the print run, so students will have to read the book, and see the pictures online by following along on their computer."

The fact that the ironically titled book comes with no visual aids hasn't reduced its price, and the university is refusing to offer students a discount.

Ashley continues: "If I am going to have to pay $180 for an art history book that is of no resale value to next year's students, it had damn well better be an excellent visual reference with hard cover and full colour plates, to keep around for years, festooning my coffee table and that of my heirs."

http://gawker.com/5944240/art-schools-expensive-art-history-textbook-contains-no-actual-art

EDIT: (I looked up the college's website and could not find anything linking it to the state run university system so I am assuming it is a for profit school--if I am wrong, let me know and I will edit)