The rising costs of college
Yoshimasa Hirano
Thomas Jordan
Basic Composition
2/7/2014
The rising costs of college In the US, higher education is really important to succeed in the future. “In 2003, the typical full-time year-round worker in the United States with a four-year college degree earned $49,900, 62 percent more than the $30,800 earned by the typical full-time year-round worker with only a high school diploma” (U.S. Census Bureau). That means if you have a bachelor’s degree, you would get a better job and salary compared to people who do not have one. “Nearly 68 percent of high school graduates started out for college (44 percent of these kids to community college)” (Mark. Para.4). Everyone knows how important it is to go to college and get a bachelor’s degree for the better life. However, there has been a really big problem in education: college tuition has gradually been going up year after year. This is one of the latest problems the government must deal with right now. To make matters worse, college tuition in the US is much higher than that of other countries. If the cost of taking a class in college goes up more, some people might hesitate to attend college even if educational background carries a lot of weight in this society of US. The government should reduce the cost of tuition so more students can easily to go to college. Most importantly, I am afraid that some people might not be able to attend college due to the amount of tuition both in private universities and public universities increasing by the year, especially in private universities. According to a recent speech by President Obama, the income average increased by 6% and the tuition average both in private universities and public universities increased by 250% compared to the last researches (Shear and Lewin). That is a huge gap. There is no choice for most of the people who want to attend college but to get more scholarships or financial aid. Borrowing large amounts of money for college puts recent
Thomas Jordan
Basic Composition
2/7/2014
The rising costs of college In the US, higher education is really important to succeed in the future. “In 2003, the typical full-time year-round worker in the United States with a four-year college degree earned $49,900, 62 percent more than the $30,800 earned by the typical full-time year-round worker with only a high school diploma” (U.S. Census Bureau). That means if you have a bachelor’s degree, you would get a better job and salary compared to people who do not have one. “Nearly 68 percent of high school graduates started out for college (44 percent of these kids to community college)” (Mark. Para.4). Everyone knows how important it is to go to college and get a bachelor’s degree for the better life. However, there has been a really big problem in education: college tuition has gradually been going up year after year. This is one of the latest problems the government must deal with right now. To make matters worse, college tuition in the US is much higher than that of other countries. If the cost of taking a class in college goes up more, some people might hesitate to attend college even if educational background carries a lot of weight in this society of US. The government should reduce the cost of tuition so more students can easily to go to college. Most importantly, I am afraid that some people might not be able to attend college due to the amount of tuition both in private universities and public universities increasing by the year, especially in private universities. According to a recent speech by President Obama, the income average increased by 6% and the tuition average both in private universities and public universities increased by 250% compared to the last researches (Shear and Lewin). That is a huge gap. There is no choice for most of the people who want to attend college but to get more scholarships or financial aid. Borrowing large amounts of money for college puts recent
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