Most high school students after graduation will attend a community college for a degree in his or her choice. Some students will have the luxury of their parents to pay for their college expenses. However, most students will not have their parents to pay and they will have to rely on student loans. Depending on which degree the student chooses is the deciding factor in the cost of classes. Most credit hours in a community college range from 100-369 dollars per credit hour (College Calc). This calculation is depending on if the student is a in state or out of state student.…
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, “Between 1999–2000 and 2009–10, prices for undergraduate tuition, room, and board at public institutions rose 37 percent, and prices at private institutions rose 25 percent, after adjustment for inflation.” ("Tuition Costs for Colleges and Universities") Everyone tells students to go to college to get an education, because without one, one will go nowhere in life. If I had a dime for every time I heard that, I would be a millionaire, therefore not needing to be in college. Although having an education is very important to make any sort of significant amount of money in one’s life, sometimes it is impossible for many middleclass…
Throughout my education journey there’s been one phrase that’s stuck with me, ”knowledge is key”, and one way to accomplish knowledge is by getting an education. The dilemma is that many don’t have access to achieve this due to financial needs but soon that may change. On January 08, 2016 President Obama presented a proposal that may eventually help many Americans reach their educational goals without all the debt that comes with it.This proposal is called the “America’s College Promise”, which allows two years of community college to be free for those students who are willing to put in the work. This promise will allow students to earn their first half of a bachelor's degree, which will also allow them to earn the skills needed in the workforce. According to Obama,” this plan is a chance to graduate ready for the new economy, without a load of debt”, and I agree. I believe that having the chance to go to a community college without having to pay for tuition for two years is a great idea, especially for those willing to put work for it and prove that this opportunity will not be in vain.. This is a chance for people who once would've never had a chance to achieve their “key” our economy will benefit greatly.…
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.…
The cost of a university education has increased 12-fold in the past three decades. Most students pay for college with a combination of family, work, grants, scholarships, and loans. Few students have families who can pay for their education entirely. To pay for college, a student needs to work more than 48 hours a week on minimum-wage. Add that to the time needed to be successful with a full load of classes, and simply working your way through college today is impossible. Even a maximum federal Pell Grant only covers the cost of attending a community college, it leaves a large deficit on the bill for a university’s tuition. Everyone is competing…
College tuition is a very deliberate topic that will continue to win over students if it is not changed. Not only will students be unable to afford college, but if they go, they will leave with thousands of dollars in debt. The ideal solution to this problem is to decrease college tuition. There are many reasons why this plan would work since other countries have free tuition and there is money that can go towards free tuition. Free college tuition is very achievable so it should begin now and stop increasing. Let’s keep the billions of dollars in debt that we will lose next year if we don’t lower tuition.…
Almost all Americans think that the USA’s education is one of the best in the world, but it isn’t in the global top ten for any subject. So, the debt isn’t even worth that good of an education anyway. Perhaps if more people go to college, the USA on educational global rankings will rise. People can't go to college though, not with tuition this high. Why should they go anyway, all it ends in is debt, debt, and more debt. The obvious answer is the lower the cost. Then more people can go to college, which means more people can get education. This will most likely raise America’s status to the top 10, like it used to be, and this would be what students want. This is win-win for everyone. Well...mostly a win-win.…
Dear future president, There’s an important issue i would like to discuss. There is a need to reduce the cost of college tuition in America. There are rising tuition expenses that threatens the ability and difficulty for students to attend college. The struggle that most americans are facing is not getting into college, or questioning if they are smart enough to even get into the college. No, the problem is many americans struggle with affording an exclusive college because half can’t pay for the pricey tuition and additional cost.The fact that college tuition is still rising, it scares many, even though they have a yen for a college degree.The two reasons for this effort are that college costs are taking an enduring percentage out of americans…
Everyone in America knows that college is where you want to be. At a very young and impressionable age, the children in our schools are asked what college they want to go to. As this idea that a higher education is something they’ll inevitably have, the children go on to believe they need it to have a better life. However, is that really true? College, in particular, is a very strange and corrupt system. Many problems reside on the modern college campus, so many that we wonder if going to college was ever the better option. The truth is, it’s not. Going to college is not worth all its burdening, and often crippling, costs.…
Higher education is extremely important in American society today in order to get a well-paying job and earn enough money to pay off bills. Unfortunately, in order to pay for higher education students are becoming more reliable on financial aid in order to help pay for just one semester of college, which can cost up to $20,000. Many people may say that it is crucial to pay all of this money in order to attend college, but most students are being put into debt, they are being required to take out loans, and most of the money that students pay towards their college tuition does not benefit them directly.…
America has so much potential to rest its poverty rate, provide healthcare to all Americans, and more if it enables all its inhabitants to reach a higher education with no worries of having an extreme amount of money to pay off. If America gives all its children the ability to reach their given potential, America itself can reach further and extend its own potential more than it ever has. One step to finding a solution to this problem in America is to first of all address the growing costs of college and express how unaffordable it is for a good amount of families and individuals. America has grown itself to be very concentrated and obsessed with the thought of money. Many students may be enrolled in college but then they come out of college, along with the loans they put down, now are unable to even get well-paying jobs, as the institution was focused on taking the money and not on the outcome that matters-opportunity. Another step to making college more affordable for every young American, the United States must require all colleges to provide financial aid to the ones who need it the…
While going to college is important it can be very tough to pay for it. Some students have to rely on student loans to pay, while others have parents who are paying for it, while others can’t go at all because it would be too hard financially and to their everyday life to be able to go. Finding the right way for you can be a process. While many jobs require a degree, the cost of getting one has risen very dramatically over the years. Colleges seem to be able to raise tuition with a moment’s notice and expect the student to deal with it. The government can only shake an angry finger at them because they don’t want to take complete control over the colleges all over America. How the parents, student, and government look at the cost, the need for a degree, and how they will pay for it determines how much they are willing to…
When my brother graduated from high school, it was difficult for my parent to pay for his tuition, seeing as how he just recently come to the States. The Free Community College program was able to help him go to college for two years and soon he will be planning to finish his last two years at another school. These give me the opportunity to be able to attend a university of my choice. My parent not having to worry about funding my brother college tuition gives them the time to be able to work and plan my college fund and the last two year of my brother education. The expense of higher education keeps increasing as time goes by, which encourage many students to abandon the thought of college. These discouragements…
"If you look at the long-term trend, (college tuition) has been rising almost six percent above the rate of inflation," said Ray Franke, a professor of education at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. "That's brought immense pressure from the media and general public, asking whether college is still worth it." Despite the annual sticker shock, millions of American students and their families still believe it is, and many experts concur, pointing out that college graduates, on average, do still make considerably more than those with just have a high school diploma.…