Introduction Many students are afraid to attend college because of the ever rising cost of tuition. Of course, parents and teachers will still ask, “why are high school students so apprehensive about college?” They may understand that choosing a college and sending applications is a bit daunting, as well as choosing a major. However, unlike in their day and age, college prices have skyrocketed. As Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus put it in their article “Are Colleges Worth the Price of Admission?”, “Tuition charges at both public and private colleges have more than doubled-in real dollars-compared with generations ago.”…
From personal experiences, many people can concur that colleges is expensive and even after earning a degree can leave a person in debt for a long period of time. Although, financial aid such as grants, loans and scholarships are given to those; many of which, doesn’t apply to everyone. Most of the time, people with unfortunate backgrounds such as low income students have their community college pay off, but a handful of people don’t…
The cost of tuition has risen due to states lowering their funding because of college's need for paying their professors, making new athletic centers, and maintaining their luxurious dorms. If colleges were more focused on the students and their education, college would be more affordable for…
During the 2016 presidential election, the debate of whether or not college tuition should be free was a popular one. Although none of the candidates who used it as part of their platform were elected, it remains a popular topic of discussion, especially resonating with college-aged students and those who are still recovering from college debt. Additionally, the socio-economic divide is at an all-time high, and much of it is due to college not being accessible to lower-class individuals. In order to lessen the growing socio-economic divide, college tuition should be free.…
This past January, President Obama unveiled his new $60 billion initiative to make two years of tuition free for community college. Unsurprisingly, political pundits from the right, and more surprisingly, pundits from the left, mobilized to attack his plan. His “America’s College Promise” provides free tuition for the first two years of community college for, in his own words, “everybody who’s willing to work for it.” Ultimately, this news serves as a positive beacon for the future of prospective students, for the community college community, and for the future of America’s middle class and prevailing workforce.…
Free college is a utopic vision created from the 2016 election that promotes and idealizes socialism. This seemingly unattainable goal for Americans has been created on a foundation of poor information. However, the reality is that affordable college is coming around the corner. The piles of student loan debt accumulated are forcing Americans to make some type of change in higher education. While some oppose the idea of free college it is an inevitable outcome that will help most Americans and further educate the population. The topic of making affordable secondary education will continue to be discussed in American politics until student debt decreases and college becomes more affordable. The America’s College Promise Proposal brings America…
For this reason, it would be best if colleges would lower their tuition prices. Schools are always trying to influence students into attending college but they don’t realize that many students end up not going to college because they don’t have enough money to pay for tuition. Over the years, tuition prices have been rising and it hasn’t stopped. This has made it harder for students to go to their dream colleges and they are instead deciding to skip college and start working immediately.…
By looking at the cost of tuition for college and university, I argue that post-secondary should be granting free tuition to those who want to attend college. It is important because it will have an impact on the number of people in poverty and the amount of people who enter and graduate college, and all of the fields would advance more with higher educated workers. Anyone should have the right to attend college without the fear of overwhelming debt to do it.…
College tuition is at an all time high not allowing students to reach their academic goals. Speaking highly from experience, college tuition is one of the most worrisome topics for my family. The tuition costs keep on rising every year, an average household doesn’t receive a lot of financial aid, and the books are exceedingly over priced.…
Making college more affordable is “expanding access to higher education for every American without the burden of debt or financial hardship” which would include “incentivizing states to reinvest in community colleges” as well as “expanding federal investment in students” which is crucial in addressing America’s debt crisis (Hudson). As a result of the program, anyone from any socioeconomic class will have an equal opportunity to obtain a higher education and students would be more motivated to attend college aware that they will not accumulate tremendous debt while attending school. To aid in the growth of the universal community college education program, colleges will bring “more affluent students to community colleges, helping to make the schools more socio-economically diverse, and perhaps convincing legislators to fund them more generously” (Weissman). By having a more diverse school, the college will obtain more funding and recognition from the state. In recent studies, a diverse college is more likely to be academically successful because of the exposure to different groups enhances creative thinking, enhances social behavior, and increases the knowledge by giving different perspectives from different people. Regardless of social economic class, anyone will have an equal opportunity to a higher education by making college…
Being a college student is the opportunity for many to have their first experiences of the good, the bad, and the ugly in life. College life is a promotion of freedom, which is exerted by making one’s own decisions such as choosing their classes, times, and deciding whether they should attend or not. Just as in high school, there are courses that are deemed a necessity in order to graduate,the only difference is in high school one doesn’t pay for those classes. College board states that “Public four-year colleges charge, on average, $7,605 per year in tuition and fees for in-state students. The average surcharge for full-time out-of-state students at these institutions is $11,990.” Whether it is one or six classes, the majority of students will never use the information acquired in those extraneous classes for their esteemed career. If the primary purpose of a college education was to prepare for a specific career, less money, time, and energy would be…
Across the nation and world assisted suicide is an issue that has been gaining attention for several years. With famous cases such as Jack Kevorkian it has become a household term and everyone has an opinion. There are strong cases on both sides, but the bottom line is while it may sound good for the present, it is not for the future. Assisted Suicide should not be legalized in Alabama as the negative outcomes far exceed the positive outcomes in the areas of impact on society, politics and medical education…
Censorship has been defined as “The removal of material that is deemed or judged offensive to any sector of the population. Many have wondered, “Just how beneficial is censorship to man, when is it enough and does it help”? It is my view however; that there is no clear answer to the question, for censorship has its fair balance of advantages and disadvantages.…
(1). Firstly, for many of us, watch TV is a way of source of news.…
The drastically increasing cost of college is effecting many students all across the United States. Whether the student is coming from a low income home, or a high middle class family, it is starting to impact students all over the country regardless of back round or income. Although there are many opportunities for scholarships, it has become increasingly difficult to get a full ride, or even a partial scholarship. Financial aid is becoming harder to access, and loan rates are steadily on the rise. The increase in tuition across the board is causing many mixed emotions from students, whether to become educated and start life in debt, or try to find a decent job somewhere local and make ends meet. This is a decision that a student should never have to encounter, and there are steps that can be taken to ensure every student that is eager to gain a education is able to do so.…