College tuition

College education has gotten quite a bit of talk within the last few years. The talking helps to show why the cost of education has been on a steady rise. For many years college education was not that important, but now with not so many job openings and a lot of people wanting jobs it requires more education in order to get the jobs. The higher someone goes in college the more likely they are to get the job they want. Almost everyone agrees that college education is on a steady price rise, but…

Why should college be free for people with low income? If college were free, there would be a higher percentage of people who graduate from college. Everyone should get a chance to get a higher education without paying. If students have been going to school for free, they should not have to start paying for school when they graduate. Having to pay tuition will be a big change for a person who usually does not have to pay to go to school. College should be free for people who have low income…

Differential tuition may not seem like the best idea in the short run because of the extra expense. Two hundred dollars per semester can really add up, especially if students decide to stay at UWSP for an extra year. However, since UWSP has one of the lowest tuition costs in the state, this expense could be absorbed more easily than at other colleges. The proposal also implements a financial aid portion to assist students who cannot afford the extra tuition expenses. Students entering…

With the rising cost of tuition students have to find sources to pay for education. The easiest way that students can pay for college is a student loan. With students loans put in part of federal aid there is more stress on students if they don’t finish college. “The more money students can borrow, the idea goes, the more colleges can charge.” (Ellen Wexler) Student’s loans can have a negative effect adding pressure on students where they have to a limited time to pay back there loans after…

to explain the reader that free tuition does not exist. In this case, the writer has provided us with reasons to believe that free tuition is not a “thing.” Free tuition is apparently a great idea, but it is just a fantasy. The cost of a public college has increased outstandingly only in the last 40 years and it just keeps increasing with time. Therefore, this would be very expensive to accomplish and probably not having the expected results. Over time “free tuition” would affect more students…

More than 20 million people in the United States attend colleges and universities each year to earn a degree. This generates more job opportunities and higher salaries, creates job stability, and builds better networking capabilities. Many people who attend a college or university consider it a gateway to obtaining a better life because they pursue their dreams and try to make them a reality. Colleges and universities exploit this to make a profit. They capitalize on the ample resources at their…

Euphoria In the current bubble stage, Euphoria, colleges have seen their tuition prices increase substantially, and show stunning parallels to the housing market bubble. Tuition has increased at thrice the rate of inflation, causing the cost of college to double every nine years. Since around 2000, the rise of tuition prices has increased significantly more than from 1980 to 2000. As seen from the graph above, college tuition has not only increased higher than the Consumer Price Index since…

to have a college education. Education has changed in the past few decades. In the past high school was a necessity, but now the same is happening to college. Nowadays a college education has become necessary for many careers. On average, a male high school dropout will earn $24,000 a year, while someone with a four-year degree will earn $52,000 and someone with an advanced degree will earn $67,000. Many students are struggling with college tuition, some even deciding not to attend college, or…

There is a common belief that to be successful in life one must receive a college education. Simply earning a college degree brings you closer to obtaining the American Dream. And the more higher education one acquires, the further a head they will be amongst other individuals in society. Such way of thinking usually develops around the time students are in grade school; it is an ideal upheld by the students’ parents, taught by their teachers and promoted by other authorities and institutions…

Community Colleges David Hosansky in his article about the idea of the federal government offering students with free tuition focuses on the impacts the program has on students. The proposal to offer government funded tuition to students that maintain 2.5 grade point may affect other community students who may be forced to drop out of college before they graduate. Hosansky points out that critics have argued that the plan initiated by Obama seems costly to implement and the middle class students…