College Tuition College tuition continues to rise in the United States each year. The price of a higher education has nearly doubled in the last 15 years and is still rising. In 1995 the average annual cost of attending a public institution was just 8‚000$. College affordability is declining. Basing college tuition on parental or individual income may be looked upon as unfair. However‚ it will result in a higher education rate‚ higher economical status for the U.S‚ and a better work force
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Peering into an 8:00 am class full of freshman college students‚ many observations can be made. There are students with their heads down‚ (obviously still listening to the professor) students with their pencils racing‚ students with their minds wondering‚ and students with their attention to the teacher. As one might note‚ not all students have their mind focused on what they paid for. Some people go through college as a party or just because it’s become one of societies “norms”; others have a set
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The word “free” is something everyone likes to hear because it means they can receive what they want without having to pay to obtain it therefore profiting. However‚ nothing is truly free because if one individual doesn’t pay then another will have to in his place. It’s how our world works‚ as well as the economy! The same goes for college‚ everyone one would agree that free college sounds amazing! With free college all those loans could be avoided leading to a happier‚ debt free life‚ right? While
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“ Should College Education Be Free” If Elementary‚ Middle School and High School are free‚ how come College isn’t? More than two-thirds of Americans think college should really be free just like it was a century ago (NBCNEWS.com). Now the cost of attending college is just too high‚ many students can’t afford it (NYTIMES.com). Students that didn’t have the chance to go to college said that college should be for everyone‚ because everyone has a dream or a goal.(ThinkAdvisor.com) It also would really
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Should College be Free What if college was free? There are so many people that want to go to college. But in this case‚ some people are not able to go because they can’t afford it. Even though some citizens get so much aid from the government‚ with all the stuff they give us. Free college is something we don’t need‚ because if we do get it then there would be alot of stuff that would get out of place “College scholarships are gifts of money that helps students pay for education‚ and there are so
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College should not be free. I personally don’t think that college should be free. Students who pay for their college are more motivated‚ hard working and independent. Many students would have poor motivation to finish school‚ because they can always come back. As a matter of fact students with ambitions to get university degree are learning much harder in high school than other‚ who thinks they don’t need an extra paper. There are many students that are so smart‚ and they will find the way to
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Is America still the land of the free or is it just for some people? In the past few months there has been a lot of stories about black women and men‚ even children‚ who has been slaughtered by the police. And I say slaughtered‚ because that is how it was. For example Michael Brown‚ the police said Michael had attacked them‚ tried to grab an officer’s gun and hit him. They said the officer only acted in self defense. But here is the funny thing‚ there are no evidence at all that it happened. Witnesses
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tuition-free post secondary education. Many European countries that lie in the confounds of a more socialist society have started implementing free‚ or nearly free‚ college education. These public colleges ran by European governments are paid for by the people of these nations through taxation. When looking at the United States‚ this becomes a very controversial issue. Many people argue that it is up to the individual to “better” himself or herself whereas others believe that by instilling a free post
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Free College for All Amber Bennie comm215 January 12‚ 2015 University of Phoenix Free College for All Who in their right mind wouldn’t want to go to college for free? President Obama is proposing a plan for two free years of community college for anyone and everyone. This plan quite possibly could pave the way for a more fruitful and educated future in America for many reasons. Not everyone agrees with this idea‚ but hopefully Congress does. Once determined how this project will be funded‚ Americans
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Germany‚ Scandinavia and many other countries‚ higher education is either free or very inexpensive. We must do the same." (Sander). Some countries have free education from kindergarten to university‚ while students in other countries must pay for every step of the way. Everyone should have a free education so the gap between rich and poor students decrease as poorer students have more opportunity. College should be free in the United States because it can better the economy‚ stress load off students
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