Why Increase Tuition Prices Avoid?

College tuition is rising faster than the rate of inflation. The Department of Education states “Between 2003–04 and 2013–14, prices for undergraduate tuition, fees, room, and board at public institutions rose 34 percent, and prices at private nonprofit institutions rose 25 percent, after adjustment for inflation” What is the reason for this increase? What can we fix? Can tuition increases be fixed? There are people who are looking into the reason tuition prices increase. Unfortunately, there is no one simple answer. The painful truth is the reason for rapidly rising tuition prices is the result of several factors. The first reason for increases in tuition prices is collegiate sports. In his book Higher Education in America, Professor Bok declares, “A different way to reduce costs (and tuitions) would be to drop inter-collegiate athletics” (113). On Saturday’s during the regular season many football fans watch college level sports. The assumption is that the money made from ticket and merchandise sales cover the cost of paying coaches. This assumption sounds accurate; however, most of the spectators who buy the tickets and merchandise are the ones paying for …show more content…
There is a budget report at the end of every fiscal year but there are items that remain unmentioned. This includes items like a tenured English professor who receives a full salary while taking a year off to write a book on poetry. However, tracked tuition money often leads to resentment. College deans often make six figure incomes, while students pay tuition prices that have risen faster than inflation. When colleges fail to report specifically where students tuition money is going it is hard to see where spending cuts can occur. This in effect leads to confusion and with having nothing done about tuition increases. Overall, new expenses arise every year and further drive up tuition