Out-Of-State Tuition Cost
Out of State Tuition Costs
A large problem for many college students is the cost of tuition and yearly tuition increases. Many students do not possess the luxury of having parents willing to pay for their tuition. Most aren’t even granted some sort of scholarship or grant to help them out with the cost. A good number are left to find a college they can afford and at the same time work full or part time to pay for it. But the big problem here is the out of state tuition costs. Why should someone who lives in the next state over have to pay almost double what students in that state are paying.
A student in our group claims that because she lives in Ohio, only twenty minutes away from school, she must pay almost eleven thousand …show more content…
Because there are not many universities in Indiana, Kentucky has made an agreement with them. Indiana students will pay the same tuition as Kentucky, because of their lack of universities.
Why allow one state special privilege’s and not the others? By allowing anyone to attend at the same cost, more students will be able to attend the college of their choice without the added fees. Some students are forced into colleges they do not necessarily like or want to attend, because of out of state cost or penalties. By changing this policy students will be able to attend any college without feeling any pressure from being out of state. Lets face it paying for college is hard enough why make it worse on kids who are struggling as it is.
A simple solution to this well-developed problem would be to have a flat rate for all universities. Instead of having in-state and out-of-state tuitions, there should be one single tuition rate for all students. Each university is different; some are more challenging than others, so the tuition cost would be more expensive for those particular schools. However, to make cost fair to all, there should be one flat rate for in-state and out-of-state; no variances. By doing so, it will result in more students attending the university of their …show more content…
According to James Votruba, President of NKU, he states that NKU depends on tuition rather than any other university in Kentucky. NKU receives less support from other parts of Kentucky, and must cover any increases, such as healthcare, with increases in tuition.
NKU’s tuition also covers the hiring of additional faculty and staff. NKU is starting to broaden the university by building new structures, such as the new Student Union. These expansions suggest that the tuition paid by the students covers all kinds of expenses throughout the university. This is why there is such a difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition. For the 2007-2008 school years at NKU, in-state residents pay $2,796 each semester while out-of-states residents (except Indiana which pays in-state) pay $5,388 each semester.
Those that are not full time students pay per credit hour which also varies if you are an in-state student or out-of-state student. Another solution that could work is to charge a flat rate for any students within a 100 mile radius of NKU. Those students, as well as Kentuckians, would pay in-state tuition costs while people out of the 100 mile radius would pay out-of-state. With these solutions, there is a good chance NKU will lose money. However, there is a great likelihood that these changes will bring in more students to the university, which therefore
A large problem for many college students is the cost of tuition and yearly tuition increases. Many students do not possess the luxury of having parents willing to pay for their tuition. Most aren’t even granted some sort of scholarship or grant to help them out with the cost. A good number are left to find a college they can afford and at the same time work full or part time to pay for it. But the big problem here is the out of state tuition costs. Why should someone who lives in the next state over have to pay almost double what students in that state are paying.
A student in our group claims that because she lives in Ohio, only twenty minutes away from school, she must pay almost eleven thousand …show more content…
Because there are not many universities in Indiana, Kentucky has made an agreement with them. Indiana students will pay the same tuition as Kentucky, because of their lack of universities.
Why allow one state special privilege’s and not the others? By allowing anyone to attend at the same cost, more students will be able to attend the college of their choice without the added fees. Some students are forced into colleges they do not necessarily like or want to attend, because of out of state cost or penalties. By changing this policy students will be able to attend any college without feeling any pressure from being out of state. Lets face it paying for college is hard enough why make it worse on kids who are struggling as it is.
A simple solution to this well-developed problem would be to have a flat rate for all universities. Instead of having in-state and out-of-state tuitions, there should be one single tuition rate for all students. Each university is different; some are more challenging than others, so the tuition cost would be more expensive for those particular schools. However, to make cost fair to all, there should be one flat rate for in-state and out-of-state; no variances. By doing so, it will result in more students attending the university of their …show more content…
According to James Votruba, President of NKU, he states that NKU depends on tuition rather than any other university in Kentucky. NKU receives less support from other parts of Kentucky, and must cover any increases, such as healthcare, with increases in tuition.
NKU’s tuition also covers the hiring of additional faculty and staff. NKU is starting to broaden the university by building new structures, such as the new Student Union. These expansions suggest that the tuition paid by the students covers all kinds of expenses throughout the university. This is why there is such a difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition. For the 2007-2008 school years at NKU, in-state residents pay $2,796 each semester while out-of-states residents (except Indiana which pays in-state) pay $5,388 each semester.
Those that are not full time students pay per credit hour which also varies if you are an in-state student or out-of-state student. Another solution that could work is to charge a flat rate for any students within a 100 mile radius of NKU. Those students, as well as Kentuckians, would pay in-state tuition costs while people out of the 100 mile radius would pay out-of-state. With these solutions, there is a good chance NKU will lose money. However, there is a great likelihood that these changes will bring in more students to the university, which therefore