The average debt per graduate student is $57,600 (Gitlen). Additionally, more Americans have student loan debt than the population of 200 countries combined. Today most jobs require at least 16 years of education; these 16 years include a basic college degree. College tuition is rapidly increasing, causing a great deal of the common American population not being able to afford it. Higher education should be lowered so that more people can actually get an education beyond high school. Some believe the tuition price is just right because colleges will be able to do more, such as update their facility and pay the teachers better. However, if the price was reduced, more kids would go to college.
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“The majority of admissions directors surveyed say their institution is losing potential applicants because of the applicant's’ concerns about accumulating student debt” (College Admissions Directors: Debt Concerns Cost Applicants).That is approximately 90% of the private college admissions directors and 51% of the public institution directors who say they are losing applicants because student debt is scaring them off. It’s extremely sad and unfortunate that so many kids that have the capability of going to college because of their intelligence can’t because of the money problems involved. If tuition was made more affordable, debts and loans would be much lower and more students would not only apply, but also get a higher education. Just recently, the government started providing education for most people up until 12th grade. Because the minimum education requirements are changing, the government should also fund schooling after 12th grade. More years of education means more money. Some people aren’t even able to afford the first 12 years of education, so it will clearly be impossible for them to afford the next 4 which is several times more …show more content…
“The average cost of U.S. tuition is $29,408 per year”. It has increased by 1,122% since 1978 which far exceeds the cost of other goods and services. An enormous number of students today are not getting a higher education because they cannot afford it. If America wants their kids to “be the future” and get an education, they need to do something about it and help the kids rather than just tell them to do it. “In Germany, college tuition is free. In America, college tuition is increasingly unaffordable. In a highly competitive global economy, which country do you think will have the best-educated workforce and a competitive advantage? We must make tuition free in public colleges and universities and substantially reduce interest rates on student loans” (Bernie Sanders). Germany, Finland, France, Sweden, Norway, Slovenia, Brazil, Luxembourg, and Iceland not only have an extremely cheap university tuition, if not free, but also a very reasonable price, again, if not free, for room and board. These nine countries provide their students with a quality education despite the cheap prices. If these nine countries can give not only their students a cheap price but also international students, why can America not even try to do something similar. They don’t have to provide a free education, but they should at the least make the prices somewhat
College tuition is at an all-time …show more content…
“The majority of admissions directors surveyed say their institution is losing potential applicants because of the applicant's’ concerns about accumulating student debt” (College Admissions Directors: Debt Concerns Cost Applicants).That is approximately 90% of the private college admissions directors and 51% of the public institution directors who say they are losing applicants because student debt is scaring them off. It’s extremely sad and unfortunate that so many kids that have the capability of going to college because of their intelligence can’t because of the money problems involved. If tuition was made more affordable, debts and loans would be much lower and more students would not only apply, but also get a higher education. Just recently, the government started providing education for most people up until 12th grade. Because the minimum education requirements are changing, the government should also fund schooling after 12th grade. More years of education means more money. Some people aren’t even able to afford the first 12 years of education, so it will clearly be impossible for them to afford the next 4 which is several times more …show more content…
“The average cost of U.S. tuition is $29,408 per year”. It has increased by 1,122% since 1978 which far exceeds the cost of other goods and services. An enormous number of students today are not getting a higher education because they cannot afford it. If America wants their kids to “be the future” and get an education, they need to do something about it and help the kids rather than just tell them to do it. “In Germany, college tuition is free. In America, college tuition is increasingly unaffordable. In a highly competitive global economy, which country do you think will have the best-educated workforce and a competitive advantage? We must make tuition free in public colleges and universities and substantially reduce interest rates on student loans” (Bernie Sanders). Germany, Finland, France, Sweden, Norway, Slovenia, Brazil, Luxembourg, and Iceland not only have an extremely cheap university tuition, if not free, but also a very reasonable price, again, if not free, for room and board. These nine countries provide their students with a quality education despite the cheap prices. If these nine countries can give not only their students a cheap price but also international students, why can America not even try to do something similar. They don’t have to provide a free education, but they should at the least make the prices somewhat