Andrea Lochen 16 December 2014 College is too expensive College is the key to success or is it the key to being in debt for the rest of your life? College tuition is one the biggest investments one makes and its one the most expensive ones as well. But college wasn’t always that expensive. When applying for college many take in consideration if what they are going to major in will pay off their student loans after they graduate. Or sometimes the price of college scares people off and therefore they
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College Tuition In today’s society‚ the idea of a college education has become less of an option and more of a necessary requirement and is commonly considered the only way to acquire a successful career and life. There are many careers‚ in which a college education is not technically necessary‚ that can often be just as or even more successful. With the cost of college tuition increasing with every passing year‚ the controversy of whether college is really worth the cost and burden is growing too
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increasing the cost of tuition is sought to be beneficial to the staff and faculty by being able to provide what some would consider a better quality education. As well as provide some students with a sense of motivation due to the high cost‚ as some wouldn’t be able to afford to fail in school. It is evident that an increase in tuition would simply‚ create a higher student loan debt‚ cause a slash in state funding and even bring about some discouragement to students. A rise in tuition will severally
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High Tuition Costs The cost of tuition for higher education is quickly rising. Over half of college freshmen show some concern with how to pay for college. This is the highest this number has been since 1971 (Marill and O’Leary 64-66‚ 93). The amount of college graduate debt has been rapidly increasing also. With limited jobs available because of the high unemployment rate‚ college graduates find themselves staying in debt even longer. However‚ grants and financial aid are available to students
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College Tuition College tuition continues to rise in the United States each year. The price of a higher education has nearly doubled in the last 15 years and is still rising. In 1995 the average annual cost of attending a public institution was just 8‚000$. College affordability is declining. Basing college tuition on parental or individual income may be looked upon as unfair. However‚ it will result in a higher education rate‚ higher economical status for the U.S‚ and a better work force
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The Rising Cost of Universities As students are finishing up with high school‚ they come across a very important decision in their lives. Should they move on to a University and further advance their learning capabilities to one day work in a specialized job? Or go straight to the workforce with only a high school diploma? The problem these students face is that this decision is not entirely up to them anymore. In today’s economy students suffer from the rising costs of attending Universities
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I. [Attention Getter] Did you know in 1971 the US college education cost only $500 (cnbc.com). A. Today even our books cost more than that. According to the College Board‚ the average cost of tuition for the 2016-17 year was around $34000 (collegeboard.com). B. Tuition is increasing at a fast rate; in 2005 public college tuition took up about 35% of a typical family’s income but now costs the equivalent of 47% (time.com). II. [Establish Controversy] The total student loan debt in the US as of
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College tuitions are way too high in our country. Colleges say that SUNY tuitions are more affordable‚ but it’s not. SUNY college tuitions range between $35000 to $60000 per school year‚ which is a lot for a young adult to take on. Fortunately‚ there are scholarships that a student can apply for. However‚ many students apply for these in hopes of helping pay their tuition but only a few students get selected for the scholarships. If you are one of the lucky ones‚ typically they don’t even cover
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The rising costs of college textbooks. In 2004 the California Student Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG) along with the Oregon student public interest research group (OSPIRG)‚ jointly released a study called “Ripoff 101: How the current practices of the textbook industry drive up the cost of college textbooks.” A survey polling the most widely assigned textbooks at 10 public universities in California and Oregon‚ and interviews were done with 156 faculty members and 521 students on the cost
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skyrocketing costs of college can lead a parent to wonder if an investment in higher education still makes sense. This is especially true when the annual cost of attending a private college can easily exceed the annual salary a graduate receives during their first few years of work. For those parents who still have a number of years before their children reach college age‚ doing the math can make the dream of college sound more like a nightmare. For those within a year or two of college‚ the change
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