American Higher Education In Crisis Summary

After reading “American Higher education in Crisis” by Goldie Blumenstyk, I wanted to bring solutions to the inquiries between the marginal cost of high priced tuition and the marginal benefits from paying those fees to pursuit a Bachelors degree. The purpose of higher education is to open up the minds of incoming high schoolers. The students of higher ed are being introduced to many new subjects and surrounding that it breaks the bubble that secluded them from the real world. And most importantly, it supposedly provides the students with the knowledge and information to find a career of their interest. Unfortunately, not everyone receives what they had expected from attending college and to some it has made them worst off. The cost of tuition is indeed the most dramatic problem that leads to many disputes. And followed by those costs is the amount of debts that people are flooded in that withers the self-proclaimed title of the “importance of education.” Although many people think that if they were attending specialized courses they would be better off, the expectations from corporations have a huge incentive for students to receive a BA. And because of that, many people think that the opportunity cost of attending college is worth it. But, as the years of endless amount of fees such as tuition, living fees, and supplies go by, paying off those fees for those who have not had the

To start off, one of my main concerns about higher education is the cost of attending, and that it basically the main concern in “American Higher Education.” And, my other main concerns that ties with the expenses are the lack of alternatives such as specialization and the not so good incentives that a bachelors degree leads