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 don’t apply to college and
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Jimmy Le September 16‚2013 High Tuition Fees Throughout life student are told about getting good grades and joining clubs and playing sport so they can go to college and getting a good job. However‚ getting good grades and participating in school sport and club are not always enough. There are many goals in life‚ one obstacle stands in the way‚ and one of them is the cost of college. Students who gets into the college of their choice are often stressed by tuition fees and do not qualify for grants
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important not only myself‚ but many college students all over the world. This issue addresses the decision made on which college most students are able to attend‚ how much debt they inevitably graduate with‚ and if they will find a job after obtaining their undergraduate degree. Now what may this issue be you ask? College tuition. When I was deciding on which college to choose‚ one of my biggest
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Solution to expensive university tuition. Tuition fee are too high. However there are many options to lower tuition cost. The question will be. How expensive do we want tuition to be. The solution can be sorted based on methods. Universities have no problem in filling seats‚ even with cost of tuition. Students are in need of finding education. However‚ tuition is high for the level of income students require when they step into college. The federal Government of Canada should look deeply in the
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In the past‚ college tuition was affordable. Affordable in which was at an average price where students could afford and finance and left little to no debt. College tuition has increased by approximately five percent each year‚ leaving students to find a different alternative to afford higher education. Students have come to the conclusion that the cost of higher education has become extremely high and ridiculous. Ex-President Barak Obama has suggested making “two years of college…as free and universal
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Why Universities Shouldn’t Increase Tuition Every Year One major problem with universities today is that they are constantly raising tuition fees. I’m not talking about raising tuition every now and then‚ I’m talking about those colleges that increase their tuition every year. With today’s economy‚ this is simply not helping the students. The university I am currently attending is planning on increasing the tuition by almost $1‚000. This is crazy. What colleges need to start doing is taking a better
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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 2016 is $1.28 trillion
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Word count: 417 U.S. universities should lower their tuition fees College tuition has been rising two or three times faster than inflation for three decades. (Kamenetz‚ 2007) Two-third of four year college graduates bears student loan with an average of $20‚000 (Kamenetz‚ 2007). The payment of the mounting debts due to the increasement of tuition seems so unachievable and keeps them up at night. Universities should lower their tuition fees to alleviate student’s pressure on paying off debts‚ because
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Facilities Services and Management 20 February 2014 Private Tuition in Singapore Private tuition is becoming an area of concern for Singaporeans. The current trend of rising cost and demand for private tuition caused Singaporeans to be weary the present obsession of private tuition reforming the Singapore ’s education culture and system (M.Nirmala‚ 2013). The underlying causes leading to the vogue of private tuition encompasses consumerism and meritocracy. Commodification of everyday life
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plan‚ Americans would be able to refinance their student loans at today’s low interest rates” (Lieber). The cost of a higher degree costs way too much‚ so some students will have to accept going to college for something that costs less. Instead of going for something that takes longer because it is going to cost much more. Also‚ the high costs of your student loans will stop you from getting a car‚ or the house that you want to buy. Having high student loans to payback can be stressful on people because
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