2017 Is College Tuition too Expensive? Imagine, it’s 1974. The average family in America earned just under $13,000.00 a year. College wasn’t too expensive. It was $2,000.00 for private, and $510.00 for public for a year's tuition. Now come back to 2017, where the average family income is $64,000.00, and the price for a private university is $20,160.00. 10 times more expensive than it was in 1974. And that’s not even including room and board. It’s hard to believe, but it’s true. College tuition is on
Is College Tuition Too Expensive? According to TED; The Economics Daily, tuition and fees increase 63% since January of 2006. Some people believe that the cost of college tuition is acceptable. However, college tuition cost is too high. They ought to be lowered and made affordable to all. College tuition cost is too high, a high tuition can prevent some students from receiving college education, forces some to take out loans, and ultimately can cause future financial instability. An increasing
attending college. The main argument that we have is whether college tuition is too expensive or not. Over the last few decades the college tuition rates have increased drastically, but is a rate increase necessarily a good or bad thing. I personally believe that the cost to attend college is too expensive especially for low and middle-income families. There are many reasons why tuition could be considered too expensive they include, rise of tuition, little financial aid, and lack of college savings
attending college. The main argument is whether college tuition is too expensive or not. Over the last few decades the college tuition rates have increased drastically, but is a rate increase necessarily a good or bad thing. The cost to attend is too expensive especially for low and middle-income families. There are many reasons why tuition could be considered too expensive; they include, rise in tuition, little financial aid, and lack of college savings, to name a few. The first reason why college tuition
College is a place where few describe it as being the best time of their life, while others describe it as being one of the most strenuous points of their life. Books plus room and board are just a small amount of the various expenses a college student must face. But the most important expense is college tuition. A countless amount of tuition prices are unreasonably costly. That an average person, like a college student, cannot afford it. College tuition should be free for the four following reasons
teachers, counselors, and family members that college is the way to success. Students are told that college is the way to getting a stable job which leads to a stable life. The price of a higher education is very high and continues to increase. An average public in-state college tuition in 1997-1998 was around 3,200 dollars a year. This school year the average public in-state tuition has risen to 10,700. The problem is that students are being told that college is a necessity but the price continues to
America’s College Promise College tuition has become a major problem in the past fifty years; not only effecting a vast majority of adults out of college, but current students as well. Which poses the threat of debt to any students planning to attend college in the future. The price of school tuition is rising at a dangerous rate where it affects the students now but it also affects the students of the future. There are many effects on college tuition like student debt or choosing a different school
teachers, counselors, and family members that college is the way to success. Students are told that college is the way to getting a stable job which leads to a stable life. The price of a higher education is very high and continues to increase. An average public in-state college tuition in 1997-1998 was around 3,200 dollars a year. This school year the average public in-state tuition has risen to 10,700. The problem is that students are being told that college is a necessity, but the price continues to
money to pay for their education. Colleges are very expensive and need to start looking at it on the student perspective. Students who are graduating from high-school barely come out with less than $3,000 or less.WIENER, J. (2015) Not Every individual is able to pay for college and this just isn't fair. A high percentage of students are independent while in high school and are forced to work because of their parents low income. What happens to that student? Smart in academics, good athlete but because
Is the Price Tag on College to Much? Have you attended college? If the answer is yes how long did it take you to pay off your student loans? If you didn't go did your decision to not get an education have to do with money? Many people did not attend college because it was too expensive and they could not find a way to pay for an education. Many student today are struggling to pay their way through school creating a higher dropout rate. On top of paying for tuition many students also worry about