Summary: Putting The Lid On Tuition
Putting the Lid on Tuition
The cost tuition as risen dramatically over the past 10 years. According to a college scholarship site, Collegeboard, from 2010-2015 the "average published tuition and fees at public four-year colleges and universities increased by 13%.” Five years before that it was 24% and the percentages would only increase in the future. Because of this, a number of students are finding it difficult to pay for college degrees. I strongly feel that Colleges and universities should have a tuition limit because students are becoming less able to afford college, universities are losing needed funding, and colleges and universities are giving fewer scholarships.
Today, students are less able to afford college. Because of this, it has …show more content…
resulted in a depletion of graduation rates as well as the number of students enrolling into colleges and universities. Student Samantha Yazzie of the University of California frets “about $20,000 she had borrow—not for tuition, but for housing…alone.” Putting a cap on tuition would not rid students and parents of the responsibilities of paying for school, but would provide them a cushion to handle other important expenses that contributes to the heavy bill such as housing. When paying for school, other expenses come in to play like books as well as meal plans and miscellaneous expenses. Because of tuition increases, spikes in student loans have reached an all-time high as well. ABC news reports, “At $1 trillion dollars, student debt loans have eclipsed credit card debt for the first time in American history.” Loans contribute to reasons why students fail to pay for school. ABC also states “debt from loans can easily run into six figures.” The fear of student debt sway people from even attempting to apply for college, especially those from low-income homes. All because of tuition costs. Colleges and Universities are losing much needed funding from state and federal governments. CBS news reports “America’s public colleges and universities are responding by jacking up tuition, firing professors, and shutting down facilities.” The skyrocketing of tuition costs is needed to compensate for the lost school funding. Sufficient funding would contribute to keeping college tuition affordable. With tuition continuously on the rise, it is more unaffordable to pay for school. This even more reason for a limit on tuition, disabling its ability to rise. That way, when the government is in a crises, students can be less effected and still be able to enjoy their education and work towards their degrees and goals.
A tuition limit should also be put in to place because colleges and universities are given less scholarships to help students contribute to their schooling bill.
Because of government cuts, schools, and the states, are cutting back on the quota of scholarships permitted each year. In the forthcoming year, the Louisiana scholarship program, “TOPS”, is making huge cuts to the amount of money given to students because of governmental budget cuts. Governor of Louisiana, John Bel Edwards, said “a $750 million shortfall in the state budget…has meant he cannot fully fund TOPS.” His proposal cuts funding from the expected $298 million cost to a much less $110 million. That’s a $188 million difference! Because if this cut, requirements needed to receive this scholarship has shifted. An act score of 18 has now risen to a higher score of 28. This is devastating for those students who have worked hard on their scores to reach the previous requirements solely for TOPS. With scholarships like these out of circulation, students are discouraged about attending college and furthering their education. To some, these scholarships would be their only means of funding for school and without a tuition limit, the mere thought of paying for school would be absent of the student mind for they would not even attempt to attend
college.
Colleges and universities need a limit to their tuition costs. This would attract more students, which in turn, will generate more funds and increase the hiring of more faculty and staff. Tuition limits would be a “win-win” situation for all parties involved.
The cost tuition as risen dramatically over the past 10 years. According to a college scholarship site, Collegeboard, from 2010-2015 the "average published tuition and fees at public four-year colleges and universities increased by 13%.” Five years before that it was 24% and the percentages would only increase in the future. Because of this, a number of students are finding it difficult to pay for college degrees. I strongly feel that Colleges and universities should have a tuition limit because students are becoming less able to afford college, universities are losing needed funding, and colleges and universities are giving fewer scholarships.
Today, students are less able to afford college. Because of this, it has …show more content…
resulted in a depletion of graduation rates as well as the number of students enrolling into colleges and universities. Student Samantha Yazzie of the University of California frets “about $20,000 she had borrow—not for tuition, but for housing…alone.” Putting a cap on tuition would not rid students and parents of the responsibilities of paying for school, but would provide them a cushion to handle other important expenses that contributes to the heavy bill such as housing. When paying for school, other expenses come in to play like books as well as meal plans and miscellaneous expenses. Because of tuition increases, spikes in student loans have reached an all-time high as well. ABC news reports, “At $1 trillion dollars, student debt loans have eclipsed credit card debt for the first time in American history.” Loans contribute to reasons why students fail to pay for school. ABC also states “debt from loans can easily run into six figures.” The fear of student debt sway people from even attempting to apply for college, especially those from low-income homes. All because of tuition costs. Colleges and Universities are losing much needed funding from state and federal governments. CBS news reports “America’s public colleges and universities are responding by jacking up tuition, firing professors, and shutting down facilities.” The skyrocketing of tuition costs is needed to compensate for the lost school funding. Sufficient funding would contribute to keeping college tuition affordable. With tuition continuously on the rise, it is more unaffordable to pay for school. This even more reason for a limit on tuition, disabling its ability to rise. That way, when the government is in a crises, students can be less effected and still be able to enjoy their education and work towards their degrees and goals.
A tuition limit should also be put in to place because colleges and universities are given less scholarships to help students contribute to their schooling bill.
Because of government cuts, schools, and the states, are cutting back on the quota of scholarships permitted each year. In the forthcoming year, the Louisiana scholarship program, “TOPS”, is making huge cuts to the amount of money given to students because of governmental budget cuts. Governor of Louisiana, John Bel Edwards, said “a $750 million shortfall in the state budget…has meant he cannot fully fund TOPS.” His proposal cuts funding from the expected $298 million cost to a much less $110 million. That’s a $188 million difference! Because if this cut, requirements needed to receive this scholarship has shifted. An act score of 18 has now risen to a higher score of 28. This is devastating for those students who have worked hard on their scores to reach the previous requirements solely for TOPS. With scholarships like these out of circulation, students are discouraged about attending college and furthering their education. To some, these scholarships would be their only means of funding for school and without a tuition limit, the mere thought of paying for school would be absent of the student mind for they would not even attempt to attend
college.
Colleges and universities need a limit to their tuition costs. This would attract more students, which in turn, will generate more funds and increase the hiring of more faculty and staff. Tuition limits would be a “win-win” situation for all parties involved.