Another possible solution to the rising tuition epidemic would be a fixed tuition rate. “Americans do not believe a dramatic increase in federal funding for higher education will solve the college cost crisis” (Boehner and McKeon‚ 2). John Boehner is in the U.S. House of Committee on Education and Chairman. Howard McKeon is in the U.S House Subcommittee on 21sst Century Competitiveness. Both of these distinguished men proposed an argument to House to prove the seriousness of this dilemma. It is evident
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"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
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we all look at it in many different ways. Going to college is a great way to be successful in life and some may think the college tuition is worth the money but I disagree that college education is worth the tuition and is the only way to make something great out of yourself. Some people all the money in college tuition is worth the money. There is no point in taking all that time off your life‚ spending all the money‚ and still not knowing what you want to be. Now if you go to college and
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attend Virginia Union University. In order for me to get financially cleared I had to put up thousands of dollars in order to attend be financially cleared. The lump sum of money that I put up front before attending college was well over three thousand dollars. As I put up the lump sum of money it felt good because I will be attending college however‚ it was a little painful because just about all my hard earned money has been spent on tuition for Virginia Union University for only one year. In
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of college tuition have been rising over the years. Many students are forced to work-study to get their college degree‚ and it is very hard to concentrate on studies while working part-time or even full-time jobs. Youth are demanding free college tuition to ease their lives. College tuition at publicly funded schools should be free because it would increase the number of educated people‚ eliminate student debt‚ and change or even save people’s lives. The issue of college tuition played an important
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increase in tuition will likely affect stakeholder groups such as students‚ faculty and administrators. This increase will affect the student the most because they have to bear the responsibility of paying higher tuition. Students who are already struggling financially will encounter higher level of stress that may lead to dropping out of school because they cannot afford it. Hopefully faculty and administrators don’t have to suffer decrease in wage or benefit. However if this increase in tuition is not
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Some of the newest controversy in the United States is whether college tuition should have a price tag or not. Not everybody knows what free in this scenario means. Once they realize that it would be coming out of their pockets‚ in tax form‚ they would start wanting to take advantage of what college education has to offer and its benefits. This would create opportunists of all kinds of studying habits to enroll in school. Thus‚ making the already low success rates of graduating with a degree even
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To raise more revenue‚ Nobody State University increases its tuition so‚ this would not increase the revenue but it would decrease the revenue. If one increase then the other would definitely decrease. No it would definitely not result into more revenue to have more revenue Nobody State University would have to decline some enrollments in order to increase the revenue. Most likely Nobody States University will not decline enrollment so the cost of tuition would definitely be increased. Under
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College tuitions are way too high in our country. Colleges say that SUNY tuitions are more affordable‚ but it’s not. SUNY college tuitions range between $35000 to $60000 per school year‚ which is a lot for a young adult to take on. Fortunately‚ there are scholarships that a student can apply for. However‚ many students apply for these in hopes of helping pay their tuition but only a few students get selected for the scholarships. If you are one of the lucky ones‚ typically they don’t even cover
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College Tuition College tuition continues to rise in the United States each year. The price of a higher education has nearly doubled in the last 15 years and is still rising. In 1995 the average annual cost of attending a public institution was just 8‚000$. 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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