Why College Students Drop Out Of Schools

Decent Essays
Why is college enrollment dropping? A higher education has become a need in the 21’st century, but the middle and lower class population cannot afford it. One or the big reason for college enrollment dropping is the expensive tuition for colleges. Public colleges should be free because the more educated population is needed for the country, less criminals, and less budget for welfare benefits.
More educated population means fast prosperity for the country. Almost 41 percent of students who start college won’t finish, according to the U.S. Department of Education. One of the main reasons for a student to drop out of school is shortage of money. Most college students have to work a full or a part time job to pay the expensive tuition for his

Related Documents

  • Decent Essays

    For example, In the documentary film Ivory Tower it shows, two of the most influential people in our industrial who have dropped out of higher education such as, Mark Zuckerberg, and Bill Gates. And today they happen to be one of the most successful and respectful people out there. So if a student believes that school isn’t for them then I don’t see the point of going to a classroom and sitting down wasting your time and money rather they can go out and find other ways to become successful even if it’s the hard way. In addition, since the rise of college tuition has been increasing tremendously students end up finding a job on the side and try to support themselves and families while trying to go to college.…

    • 348 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The supply of educated workers has been steadily increasing since the 1920’s. However in 1955 the amount of college enrollments skyrocketed. From 1955 to 1985, a span of 30 years we see college enrollment increase by nine million. This is a huge increase if you compare it to the previous 30 years. From 1925 to 1955, the enrollment increased by two maybe three million.…

    • 400 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Zig Ziglar once said, “There is no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs.” College is very expensive nowadays and is harder to pay for than it was back then. College is a very hard thing to accomplish and a hard decision for individuals and their families. Even though college is worth going to, students still have to pay for college tuition, a place to live, and transportation which is all too expensive for them.…

    • 910 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Draft] College dropout Although, there are many reasons why students drop out of college, I think the main reason is a lack of support from the colleges themselves. Colleges need to provide the assistance students need to succeed in college. Almost one-third of first year college students drop out of college. There are many reasons as to why students drop out of colleges such as; Family problems, distractions, low income, loneliness, academic difficulties, high tuition and student debt.…

    • 383 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Today, a large number of students enrolled in community college will never make it to their graduation. A large majority of pupils will drop out before finishing their education. To help combat this problem, there are several things students and staff can do to help ensure success. The reasons for people quitting include: family and financial issues, poor skills, low motivation, age, health and work interference, and stress…

    • 68 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Why does the college tuition keep rising? I am asking this question because it’s so simple,yet the answers are not clear. The government should do something about it to decrease the tuition fees because the more people are educated, the more they will contribute to the economy in the future. Why is out-of-state tuition more expensive than in-state? My cousin came from Australia to attend CSU East Bay.…

    • 105 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    In 2002, it was determined that the percent of students attending college had dropped to an all time low. Many studies have shown that people tend not to attend college because…

    • 969 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    College tuition is causing significant problems to the students and the country in different ways. College should be free because of three major reasons such as, skilled labors educated people are decreasing, students are giving up, and the rate of graduation is increasing. If community college were free America would have many educated people, profound innovations and, highest economy growth. Firstly, students are giving up because they have to pay college tuition. Many people are stopping after they get their diploma because of the college tuition.…

    • 346 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    A college degree has become more and more necessary to thrive in this U.S. economy, without one, finding a job can be even more difficult and the payment would most likely be minimum wage, which is not enough to support a family or even yourself. While a college degree is becoming more necessary it is also becoming extremely more difficult to be able to pay for one and if both of those factors keep increasing only the richest people will be able to afford college and that causes so many issues in the U.S. society. The increase of college tuition is due to many economic and selfish factors of the U.S. government and the other people in charge. College tuition rises even more than we think because inflation makes one dollar worth less than it…

    • 902 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Not everyone who attends college are successful at completing the courses needed to graduate. For many reasons, college students are forced to drop out willingly, are withdrawn by administration, or simply lose interest in furthering their education. However, the college students who complete college successfully and make it to graduation share some habits that make the odds of being successful work in their favor. Many college students succeed because they make it a priority to attend and involve themselves in class sessions regularly, take control of their education, and nurture relationships with the instructors on their school campus. One of the most important causes of being a successful college student is actually attending class sessions regularly.…

    • 541 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Why Not Go To College

    • 1518 Words
    • 7 Pages

    Education is becoming ridiculously expensive, yet at the same time, is now one of the most vital things to survive in this changing world. One of the oldest colleges in American history, Harvard University, founded in 1636, costs $60,659 for tuition, room, board and fees combined. But was it always this expensive? What percentage of 20-somethings actually even went to college back when it all first began? Today, it is almost a given that when high school is done, you are supposed to go to college.…

    • 1518 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    We view “college as a job” that gives substantial earnings returns to a college degree, irrespective of occupation, whether an individual is an insurance agent or a rocket scientist. This is not true because there are people with high degrees, like a PhD or a computer programmer, who have lost their jobs to layoffs. So having a college degree does not guarantee “substantial returns,” as Richard Vedder summarizes in his article, “For Many, College Isn’t Worth It." Vedder thinks the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) are fairly accurate and that college is not worth it for everyone because we are all created differently. An impartial understanding of the information is that school is justified, despite all the trouble, for some huge number of youngsters, but is a significantly more financially dangerous…

    • 1046 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Why is College Tuition so expensive? Students in our current society are given a basic outline for success in life. Graduate high school, receive a degree from a college or university, and get a job. This basic outline for success has become a very obeyed command. However, more students than ever before are forced to submit to the institution of higher learning.…

    • 1086 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    College tuition crisis College tuition has gotten more and more expensive throughout the years and it's gotten to the point to where families cannot afford to pay for it anymore. Students are living in debt and they don't have enough money to get through the schooling for a job so they couldn’t pay it off if they wanted to making it so they are broke. College has gotten so expensive that families simply can't pay for it a writer for the New York Times named Adam Davison stated “When accessibility to higher education declines, we all end up paying for it.” means that when kids are in debt then don't get proper education it's our faults for not making it affordable and now we have the problem of welfare and unemployment Adam also…

    • 1065 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    A poll taken in 2013 shows 62% of people believed they could not afford college (Take). “If all 18-24 year olds went to college the unemployment rate would reduce by 2 million people” (Take). If college was free then more people would go and this would make the unemployment rate decrease. A lot of people would like to get a college degree, but the only problem is they do not have money to go. People have to put off college to get the money they need, but by the time that time it may be too late and they may decide not to go.…

    • 789 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays