Frank Allaback

One often overlooked point about “free” college tuition is that it is not ever free. The money does not just appear out of nowhere. What people normally mean by the statement of “free” college, it means free college for students. If the students are not paying than who would have to pay? The only other option would be the federal government. Right now, Americans owe more than $875 billion dollars in student loans. If the cost of tuition continues to grow at the rate it is, that number is only going to grow. If the federal government were to pay this, it would only further the country in debt.

Introducing free college tuition would have a positive impact of The United States, even so much as two year associate’s degree would have a hung impact. Free college tuition would give hope to the families which can’t afford the cost of tuition. Fran Cubberley states in his paper “The reality of Free Community College Tuition” that “1,300 students who completed our entry process through course registration ultimately dropped out before classes were underway. One of the major reasons was they could not pay their tuition.” Cost for tuition is huge factor on why people don’t attend college. Just think of all the amazing talent that the world is missing out on because people don’t have the money to attend college and get a degree or

Credibility: According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics only about 69.2% of 2015 high school graduates enrolled into college last fall. Imagine how much higher that percentage would be if college tuition was free.

Making College tuition free would over-all result in a more educated society. “We have made K-12 education free because it is good for the individual and for society. The same is true for higher education” (Page).

By making college tuition free, a public college degree would become devalued. College is a tough place to get to and an even tougher place to be and to obtain a degree. Being a college is a highly demanding job that calls for substantial time and effort. The idea of making college free sounds like a great idea because it will allow people to increase their productivity and promote economic growth. Allowing free college in the United State would later cause issues with just receiving a college degree in the long run. Over time, the value of a college education would decrease. In America, public high schools are free from tuition and you can see the issues within them already. The state gives public schools a certain revenue from the state and so they do not compete to get the best students and are not motivated to upgrade. In contrast, private schools seem to be more critical and picky with the education quality and tuition price. This is

If college were to be made free more students all around the nation would try to get better grades so that they can get accepted into college and work on their dreams.Furthermore the government won't be wasting any money but it would be a lot more like an investment because those students who graduate from college, will eventually get jobs and start paying

This has always been a question to students if, college should be free to continue their education. In most cases people believe students should not pay for college. Many students could benefit if college was free. A group of researchers studied that the out come free college could result to, lower income students will have a chance for a degree, Student debt will no longer ruien students, and more people will attend college. First, this is a major benefit for lower income students is that now they have an opportunity to attend college without worrying about financial aid money. Letting college be free will eliminate the excuses for not graduating. This would also improve the college graduation rates, as it makes it accessible for low income students to attend. Second, student debt will no longer exist. This will allow students to be smart in controlling more money and responsibly. Most students will also have more money to continue on their major. It will also help low-income save then to waste money they don't have yet. Final, college will allow more people to attend college. This is far most important because people will raise the population of people with a degree. This will also help future generations maintain a healthy grit mentality to attend college. This will also encourage the people to have a better future and healthier life style.

In fact, many US citizens refused to attempt college because of expensive fees tuition and that create lacks of knowledge. Thus, According to The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of United States Department of Labor, ‘’student loan debt has reached a new milestone, crossing the $1.2 trillion mark — $1 trillion of that in federal student loan debt’’. Making college free will encourage everyone who dream to get a college degree to attempt school and make his/her dream becomes true.

College being free will help so that the amount of money Americans owe does not increase, and there will be less student debt over time. Also The government would not have to help students pay their tuition as they do now. “More than $80 billion is spent each year by the federal government on post-secondary financial aid” (Luke Redd) . Not everyone that needs help financially gets financial aid, so even though the government is helping most people, they are not helping all. With free college education it will be fair for everyone and no one would have to worry if they will get the financial help they need to go to college. The government will no longer have to pay that large amount of money, that can go into something else to help our

It is inspiring to know that six countries have already made college free, it makes me hopeful for America. I enjoy your point of view and how you express the idea of making our society more capable, good job! Although I agree with you, I believe if college is free it should still be discouraged to drop out or fail, it would set a bad example for those who are against free college and present an 'I told you so' possibility as to why we should not waste money on persons who will not make use of the benefits presented to them. Nevertheless, let us be optimistic that free college education would greatly benefit American

As I have shown, the idea of free college may be good, but it will not increase graduation rates due to a lack of resources. Students will be forced to battle for space and it will likely take more time to graduate resulting in more dropouts.

Making university free would increase the competition to get in, it would discourage students from taking other programs that might be better suited to their interests and skills, with no financial “skin in the game” students are not as motivated to do well and finally, the reality is, that university would never be free. All you are doing is passing on the cost to another area of the government. I think that the bigger issue is that people need to WANT to go to university. They need to understand and think about the different options and make a choice that makes sense for them

Free college would save many students money which would in turn keep them out of debt. Without having to save up money, take a year off college to get a job to pay for it or take out student loans would save all students an

In America free college has been a popular topic they want to get more citizens to have a higher education. The government wants to set more goals to get students education “ U.S. leaders hope by 2025 60 percent of the population would be college educated” ( Reiche). The high school dropout rate has to do with kids not being able to have higher education if college was free then the rate would go down. To get the dropout rate to go down teachers need to show the students that they care and that schools care about their future “ Offer high school seniors the option of a year of technical education followed by free education”(Sterndorff). One of the biggest benefits about free college is students would be debt free. They wouldn't have to worry in the future about their credit score or about not having enough money to support their family. There's a few different groups that have came up with ideas to help get free college “ there's also a proposal from a non profit group called Redeeming America's Promise,which would refinance existing federal and state financial aid and tuition tax credits and turning in full tuition scholarship”(Editors). When these proposals come out some of the groups don’t think about the teachers, they know so much about education “as educators know, what we need today is a system of education that helps critical thinking skills necessary for the economy of tomorrow” (Sternorf). The question people ask is are these ideas good enough for free

Not making college education free would lead to bankruptcy and an inability to give back to the economy. Many people who are in debt with student loans often have an inability to buy a house, a car, or afford life necessitates such as medical coverage. Making college education totally free would lead to an increase of financial burden for taxpayers because they are often responsible for paying the student loan forgiveness tax. The goal is to prepare people for the workforce and to improve our economy. The purpose of higher education is to improve the health, increase lifespans, provide higher pay and decrease rates of unemployment for the