The Cost Of College Education

College tuition is very expensive and many people are unable to attend due to the overall cost of tuition, books, room and board. The high price of a college education is unfair to the bright students who have limited resources. These students are at a disadvantage because of lack of funds. The United States should find a way to provide free tuition to all students who want an education.

Ever since you were little, your parents have been talking about this wonderful thing called college. They told you that you have to go there to get an education before you can get a good job. Many kids have dreamed of going to college, and being able to get the job of their dreams. By putting in hard work and dedication to good grades in high school, you had high hopes that you would be able to get into an Ivy League school. The American dream of being able to go to college to get a degree is sliding away from many people due to rising costs. With increasing tuition prices and job loss, the college dream is slowly and surely slipping away from many students and their families.

During one of his campaign programs, Presidential-candidate Bernie Sanders stood before a thousand applauding and cheering people. This man just announced, as hopeful future President of the United States, that he planned to make college free for every US citizen. Many young adults favor Bernie Sanders, and other political leaders, idea of free tuition because they believe that it will open more doors for them and allow them to not worry about the burden of student loans. However, there are many reasons that regulating free college education could hurt our society and economy that people don’t often realize. College education should not be free because it would raise taxes, it would devalue the worth of a college degree, and it would pave the way for more welfare dependency.

A lot of people will argue, that college is too expensive. Not everyone can go to college, for financial reasons. Also, they may get into college, but end up having to leave because they cannot afford the remaining balances; or, they received financial aid, but end up having to take out loans they are going to be paying back forever. It is like once they graduate they will be working mostly to pay off their student loan debt. This also discourages some students. In some cases, they will not even take the initiative to try because it is so costly. I do not understand why it cost so much to want to better yourself, and possibly put us in debt for the rest of our life just to receive a higher education. Not only has the cost of college risen over a period of time, but it continues to go up. Yes, they have alternatives for paying student debts, but what if you do not qualify? Lastly, you are not guaranteed a job just because you graduate and have a college degree(s).

The trend continues with the skyrocketing prices of college tuitions. This is not an uncommon issue the days of college tuition being affordable are slowly fading into the past. This conundrum has brought to light the idea of using tax money to help pay tuition. This idea has vast potential, but can it reach its potential.

Bernie Sanders, senator of the state of Vermont said, “The cost of college education today is so high that many young people are giving up their dream of going to college, while many others are graduating deeply in debt” (“Brainy Quote”). Each year students take out loans to pay for a college education. Is it really necessary? They are just going to be a statistic. I believe everyone should not go to college. College is not for everyone.

The author talks about college cost, and the effect it has on students and on how times it takes longer to graduate. This is an important topic because college cost has been a problem for many individuals for decades and it still is. College cost is something that shapes people's lives and it worries them because college cost is what determines if they're going to continue going to college. It’s something that people should take lightly because college is pretty expensive. According to the advocacy group complete college America, it cost 63,718 for one extra year to attend college. For students who take longer to finish school because of certain requisites, it becomes a toll because of the cost. According to Norton Field Guide to writing by Richard Bullock and Maureen Daly Goggin found a report on Los Angeles-bases campaigns for college opportunity, saying students who attend school 6 years instead of 4 years will lose 110,900 dollars in their lifetime. Many people in the work field and colleges expect students to attend school for four years. According to the NFGW, “nearly nine out of 10 freshmen think they will earn their bachelor degree within the traditional four years.” Yet In the NFGW quotes the U.S Department of Education and they report that “about 45 percent won’t have finished.”

In times, nowadays college is one of the main ways to become successful in this world. The thing is college isn't for everyone. Some kids simply do not qualify because of grades but a major problem is tuition. On average tuition can range from 20,000 dollars to 40,000 dollars a year. Add this up for 4 years and you are looking at about 120,000 dollars for a 4-year degree. This price is what can take away an opportunity to go to college. In 2011-12, the NCAA reported $871.6 million in revenue. That could fully cover about 7,263 students, so imagine if this price was split each year for students, this would help lower the cost of tuition. Student athletes already get a full scholarship and most of the money received yearly by the NCAA is from

One of the biggest questions a high-school student will be asked is about their future career. What most students pursing a college degree fail to realize is the opportunity cost they might have to sacrifice. It all comes down to the individual because unless the person is a professional basketball player, then college might not be worth the opportunity cost for that said individual. Unfortunately, not everyone is a professional athlete so their opportunity cost for college might not be so easy to determine. Also the student must take into consideration what degree they want to pursue and see how the job market is like. For instance, an art degree may not be the best choice to go with in today’s economy. The CNBC article that brought an interest to this topic is “What’s the

Some people believe that the cost of college is too high, but other people believe that it is not high enough. If you are trying to go to college and don’t have a scholarship, where else can you get the money from? If you don’t have a job you won’t be able to pay for college. They should make it where if you want to go to college you can, for a price that everyone can afford. Basically, most people in college are there on scholarships, academic or athletic. I believe that the cost of college is way too high and it is unfair to the people that can’t afford it. Just because you don’t have enough money that should not stop you from trying to get a greater level of education. The cost of college is too high because of the cost

There are many students cannot go to college because of the cost of college tuition. Some students work hard at the fast food places, restaurant to pay off their tuition. The government of the United State gives the opportunities for the young Americans that if they participate in national service to the country, they will be able to exchange for free colleges or technical school tuition. The government also gives students many options such as working at an urban library for library major; working in a homeless shelter for social work major; working in the juvenile justice system or prisons for criminal justice majors; working in hospitals for pre-med students and nursing majors. Young Americans should participate in national services in

Every 7 7 in 10, 226 million college graduates has student loan debt; thats over 1.3 trillion dollars. This paper will give a rough estimate of what someone may need in college and how much it will cost to get them. There will also be averages of college tuition and credit hour costs. College is an important aspect of life now that a degree is needed to get most jobs. There are many ways to decrease the prices of college and there are multiple ways to pay for college but college will still be expensive. The cost of college still is too demanding because of living cost such as food and clothes, The course supplies and student loan debt once the student has graduated but, there are ways to reduce the cost like military

Bernie Sanders wanted to “…make tuition free at public colleges and universities throughout the country” (Sanders), but in his thirty-second commercial he didn’t have the time to mention how he planned to have Wall Street banks pay for it. His idea to cover the costs of these changes to student tuition was to impose a minuscule tax on Wall Street speculator trades. Sanders declares, “If the taxpayers of this country could bailout Wall Street in 2008, we can make public colleges and universities tuition free and debt free throughout the country” (Sanders). Of course those two entities, the Wall Street bailout and free education are completely unrelated, but Bernie wants to bring them together. His reasoning is that the American public, who suffers from enormous education costs, was forced to pay, involuntarily via their tax money, to save the all-mighty banks from their corrupt dealings in 2008 with a publicly ill-supported bailout, now, he suggests, it’s time for the banks to return the favor, via small taxes on their trades, and help us citizens get educated to expand the country’s economy. That seems like a sound and logical plan. In support of this idea, we find many major countries are already doing exactly as he proposed and succeeding quite well according to Senator Sanders who pronounces, “…some 40 countries throughout the world have imposed a similar tax including Britain, Germany, France, Switzerland, and China” (Sanders). Even with this strong empirical evidence

Attending college opens many doors and provides many opportunities, however, it comes at a cost—a cost that poses the biggest challenge facing students today. The expense of tuition, room and board, and the cost of required textbooks and supplies are exorbitantly high for many individuals. Working while going to school is an option to minimize debt, however, earning potential can be limited due to class schedules and the time required for studying. Fortunately, a plethora of scholarship opportunities in which students can take advantage are available to alleviate some of the costs associated with attending college. Additionally, steps such as offering a variety of meal plans and housing options as well as encouraging students to utilize

Opportunity cost is the most important concept in all of economics, Opportunity cost is the value of the best alternative forgone in making any choice The concept of opportunity cost must not be confused with the purchase price of an item. Consider the cost of a college or university education. That includes the value of the best alternative use of money spent for tuition, fees, and books. But the most important cost of a college education is the value of the forgone alternative uses of time spent studying and attending class instead of using the time in some other endeavour. Students sacrifice that time in hopes of even greater earnings in the future or because they place a value on the opportunity to learn. Or consider the