In today’s ever changing economic climate the cost of tuition is the biggest issue students today face. The cost of tuition is so high that middle class families are struggling to put their children through college. This injustice is causing the decline of certified personnel ready to enter the workforce; and causing an increase in unemployment. For many a college education is just an unobtainable dream. Everyone deserves this dream to become a reality, and should not have to struggle financial to do so.
To address this issue college students must constantly apply for scholarships, and hope for financial aid. When push comes to show loans are an option, but for students without a credit history, or a worth co-signer, these are nearly impossible
The towering prices of college tuition is an avid cause for the overwhelming ignorance in America. U.S. leaders once hoped that 60 percent of the U.S. population would have college degrees by 2025. Today in 2017, it is closer to 30 percent. Not only do tuition costs dig deep financial holes in a student’s life, the pressure of making the investment causes unnecessary, avoidable stress. Students around the world flourish without the financial commitment. Students in America- the land of the “free”- need the same financial freedoms and opportunities to thrive and contribute to mankind in the changing world of today.
The U.S. is home to some of the greatest colleges and universities in the world. But with an overwhelming 1.3 million students graduating with an average student loan debt of $29,000 each and with youth unemployment elevated, the question of whether or not college tuition is worth the money arises (The Institute for College Access & Success, 2013). Higher education faces intimidating challenges: continually rising costs, access and completion problems, constant changing of technology, and responsibility pressures from state and federal officials. But no challenge is more intimidating than the fundamental question that many Americans face to ask themselves, "Is college worth the cost?" As a result of the economic turn down, many students who graduate are not finding well-paying jobs, either within their field of study or not.
Achieving a college degree is worth the time and effort as well as the financial struggle because there is more to be gained besides context knowledge. College is something that has dropped in importance as less and less people attend every year. These students are unsure as to whether it is worth it.Parents push their kids towards college and some even tell them not to go because of financial problems. This pressure students to make a life changing decision. This is all things that may keep a student from a secondary education that could kick-start a new and better life.
Higher education costs have been increasing at a rapid pace, faster than inflation for the economy as a whole, for the past fifty years. It started in the 1960’s when the federal government passed the Higher Education Act to increase the amount of people able to afford and attend college. Regardless of the Unites States Government efforts to increase the affordability of college, federal aid programs have not risen to expectations due to the ever-increasing college prices. To lower the price of college, the government needs to cut back on student financial spending to go only to the lowest income families and create tax incentives for families to start saving up on their own.
As a junior in high school, I am already worrying about my potential college education in the future. College is daunting, especially for someone in a lower middle-class family, like myself. We barely have enough money to pay bills sometimes. As much as I would like to go to college and further my education, I do not believe that college is worth the cost.
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. Although grants and financial aid are available to students, students still struggle to pay for their college tuition. Higher education costs are prohibitively expensive because the state’s revenue is low, the unemployment rate is high, and graduates cannot pay off their student loans.
Today colleges are growing more and more necessary for attaining a solid path towards a successful career, yet the rapidly increasing cost of tuition is driving students away from their dream of attending college, due to the preposterous amount of money that is now being demanded by colleges across the nation and world as a whole. It is sad to see students being turned away from a successful future due to the money-hungry nature of the universities that dot the globe. More and more impossible it is becoming to have a “rags-to-riches” scenario that used to highlight the American Dream, as if a student doesn’t have the riches to afford a higher education and the tuition that is drug upon its coattails, then our society is doomed to be clothed in rags forever, unless major changes are brought about to restructure and end the indefatigable growth of tuition rates across the board.
College tuition has been an increasingly intense topic of discussion over the years. The costs of higher education have been debated by many people, and it has been discussed as to whether costs are becoming too high for students to afford. College has become more and more popular, and now as many as 20 million students attend universities reported by The National Center for Education Statistics (1). The value of a college degree is immense, but college tuition is becoming too expensive for students to afford, and furthering the problem are students’ lack of knowledge on how to pay and earn money towards their college degree.
The path to success has been remodeled over the years by different generations due to the developing mind. College does educate and challenges people to do more and think more. We can clearly see this example because the developers of this debate are both college graduates. Later on in life more and more questions will be asked and answered. College has an importance that is so popular but that importance has a value. The developing world and society will always view college as something necessary no matter what because is has proved to be a path and a escape to a better life. People that have specific circumstances and cannot pursue college have often been denied of a huge opportunity that can be life changing to almost everyone. No one can judge intelligence based on economical stability or tests, but what the educational system seems to be judging intelligence on is the bank account of the projected student. There is a saying that says "If you think education is expensive, try ignorance." But as technology is constantly advancing and computers are running almost anything, is a college education really necessary? There are people whom have never set foot in a college and are doing better than people who have their master's degree. There are views from both sides that contain a valid argument.
Many Americans show patriotism and deem American as the greatest country, but are the facts in America’s favor? American has always been known worldwide as a superpower, however is American that glorious in every category? We are known for our many achievements throughout history, but through the 241 years we have been a country not once were we praised for our education system. America has struggled in the past because many students dropped out to work and help provide for their family, and the lack of urgency to learn. However, our education is still a major problem, and today we have no excuse. American students struggle and are average or below average in many tests compared to other countries. The education system in America is doing more harm than good and is putting America and our posterity at risk.
The ideas of equal opportunities that America was built on has been lost and replaced with a structure of education only being accessible for the wealthy. College tuition is a topic that is on every high school and college student's mind. As tuition costs are constantly rising more college students will face the sticker shock of acquiring a secondary education. Unfortunately, college costs do not just end at tuition and room and board people also have to pay for textbooks, meals, and transportation. The cost of college has become outrageous and students are leaving college with high amounts of debt.
Day by day, hour by hour, teachers spend lots of time checking, grading, assisting students, teaching, and much more. However, their salary does not reflect this. Teachers who go above and beyond normal standards should be rewarded, but with something more than a bonus. Rather than a yearly salary spread up into 12 months, what if all extra hours spent were paid in addition to the annual salary? Using this method in theory whould improve the quality of teachings, and encourage teachers to stay later and help the students on what they need help on. Another option could be switching pay to strictly hourly, but taking a percentage out of the paycheck so there can be a paycheck in the three months off of school. The payment system for teachers needs to change to benefit both
Education and any changes towards the system are hotly debated and often viewed as destructive and harmful before the opportunity to even be enacted. A large part of this is due to the idea that there is no perfect solution to reform and evolve the solution. While that may be true, I’m not looking for perfection, I am looking for improvement. The reforms to focus on are not ones that improve the school or the board, but the education itself. This does not mean there need to be more elegant or reputable teachers in the system.
Do you think you learn at the same rate as your peers? Probably not, and that isn’t a bad thing. All schools are different, some big, some small, some in safe neighborhoods, some in dangerous. Do you think that affects the education that the students are receiving? It can, and it will if you don’t get the kind of education you need. Education is not equal throughout the country.
There has been well over 27 million college degrees and credentials awarded since the president took office in 2009. Most of these students are making up their student debt successfully. Education is one of the most important tools needed in order to be successful in life. Some people are not even aware of how our education is doing presently. The education next pole showed that 57 percent of the people who took the pole did not know about the common core. There has been a recent protest about our education system. For example, the Betsy DeVos protest that has recently been taking place after Donald Trump has selected her as the new secretary of education. They protested about her insufficient education experience and her lack of respect to public schools. DeVos supported shutting down schools that are labeled as failing schools in Detroit. Instead of improving failing schools, she donated funds to new and private schools. She also has never attended a public or college school, which explains her bias towards private education. This is an example of what people think of our education today is. The education system in America today is at its very most best, resulting in more graduates going to college and paying off their student debt successfully.