If one were to ask a senior in high school about college, the first thing that would come out of their mouth is the word “expensive”. But why is college so expensive exactly? Is it the actual college education itself or is it the housing that is causing students to have endless amounts of debt? Students come out of universities with a piece of paper that says that they passed college and a bank account that tells them that they spent too much time in college. The answer is simple, housing is what causes students to graduate college with outrageous amounts of debt. While many new freshman college students spend their first year paying thousands of dollars for a dorm, there is always the option of living at home or off-campus. But by living
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Housing or dorms have gotten more expensive over the years simply because they are becoming more attractive. Mount Mercy University located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, does not have air-conditioned dorms, but those dorms were also built twenty to thirty years ago. Comparing Mount Mercy’s dorms to the University of Iowa’s newly built dorms, one can see that Iowa’s dorms are more attractive. Iowa’s dorms are air-conditioned and have a more modern look to them compared to Mount Mercy’s old and used dorms. Dorms have gotten more comfortable and modern because colleges have to keep up with the high expectations of college …show more content…
An average college student pays $10,800 in housing for a four-year college or university (Average... Budgets). College students pay for only a small portion of education and pay for a large amount of housing. Tuition and fees for the University of Iowa are $9,189, but housing costs $10,450 (Average...Budgets). Although one may save money while living off-campus, he or she is missing out on the whole college experience. Meeting new people and making memories is what college is all about and by living off-campus one may feel left out. Receiving a higher education is something that everyone should have the opportunity to receive, and it is sad knowing that some do not want to continue schooling after high school because of how much college is costing today. If the price of housing went down, more people would attend college because it would be more
Housing or dorms have gotten more expensive over the years simply because they are becoming more attractive. Mount Mercy University located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, does not have air-conditioned dorms, but those dorms were also built twenty to thirty years ago. Comparing Mount Mercy’s dorms to the University of Iowa’s newly built dorms, one can see that Iowa’s dorms are more attractive. Iowa’s dorms are air-conditioned and have a more modern look to them compared to Mount Mercy’s old and used dorms. Dorms have gotten more comfortable and modern because colleges have to keep up with the high expectations of college …show more content…
An average college student pays $10,800 in housing for a four-year college or university (Average... Budgets). College students pay for only a small portion of education and pay for a large amount of housing. Tuition and fees for the University of Iowa are $9,189, but housing costs $10,450 (Average...Budgets). Although one may save money while living off-campus, he or she is missing out on the whole college experience. Meeting new people and making memories is what college is all about and by living off-campus one may feel left out. Receiving a higher education is something that everyone should have the opportunity to receive, and it is sad knowing that some do not want to continue schooling after high school because of how much college is costing today. If the price of housing went down, more people would attend college because it would be more