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    Is college worth the price of tuition? Everyone wants to make lots of money when they grow up and on average people with a college degree make more money. So are the college tuitions and student loans worth it? Some people believe that tuition is not worth it because you spend years paying off student loans. But in the long run, you make more money. Yes, college is worth the price of tuition. The price of tuition can be smaller if you work hard and get a

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    Nowadays an college education is required for a successful life in today’s society. Those who choose to work hard on their academics and GPA will usually attend an university. Therefore a tuition is paid upright to attend each semester. This gets fairly expensive after year add up. So many students wonder if free tuition is an possibility. Thus I believe that a free college tuition funded by the U.S. government will boost attendance and push students to work harder towards a college degree. College tuition

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    four year college or university in their home states without having to worry about whether they can afford the tuition and fees. Colleges and universities, even public ones, need revenue to pay faculty and staff adequate wages commensurate with their own educational attainment and professional role, build and maintain facilities, and keep the lights on. Total tuition and fee revenues at public two and four colleges totaled less than $64 billion in 2013. Included in that total was tuition and fees

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    today’s society is that college tuition should be free or if not free, more affordable for all students. Certainly, higher education should not be considered a luxury where only the wealthy could afford, but an opportunity for all caste systems. It must be an accessible and affordable opportunity for all students in order for them to invest in their education. Higher education is important because it provides more careers to choose from than the careers offered without having a college degree. Ultimately

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    Privilege Rising Cost of College Tuition in the U.S The increasing cost of higher education in the United States has been a continuing topic for debate in recent decades. American society emphasizes the importance of education after high school, yet the cost of higher education and advanced degrees continually rises at a greater rate than inflation in the 1970’s. According to the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, cost factors prevent 48% of college-qualified high school graduates

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    College tuition is a subject that I am certain is on every college student's mind. The current cost of college has become so outrageously high and so students are graduating college with what you think is a feeling of excitement for their lives starting, when in reality they are entering a pool of stress due to high amounts of debt and no job guarantees. With that being said overly expensive College Tuition is merely taking away opportunities from potential students. According to Collegefactual.com

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    "Could the increase of college tuition be beneficial for students?" Students attend college for the purpose of expanding their intellectual minds and a college environment should maintain that purpose by all means. However, college administration places a strain on college students with the constant increase in college tuition, making it difficult to afford. After the time they successfully earn their degree, financial problems still exist. According to The New York Times, "Enrollment in undergraduate

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    the armed forces, college, trade school, and even the military. College is more common among high school graduates, because it academically and physically improves a person. The students who have dreams to go to college are usually disappointed though. The appalling prices of tuition are usually the cause of their frustration. College tuition should be diminished, because it will depreciate economy debt, create affordable education, and rule out social injustice. College students should not

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    year. Children are generally taught that after you graduate you should go to college so you can make “real” money. However, they neglect to educate you on the fact that you can end up in debt for the rest of your life. Often times people go to college to find a better life and, to escape poverty. The price of college has sky rocketed in the last few years. What makes matters worse is that colleges are not only raising tuition but they are also increasing the amount of mandatory fees. Now this might

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    successful if tuition is not a factor in life (Cubberly 22). Although free in-state college tuition would boost the wealth of the rich, it should be free because the cost of tuition continues to rise, for-profit schools continue to generate the largest percent of debt, and workforce equality is needed. Millions of people are unable to attend community college, even though the rates are much more affordable than a larger institution (Cubberly 21). The average yearly price of tuition was $13,222

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