The tuition increase policy is one policy that is popular among the students in the state of Texas and their families whom the increase would also affect. This policy is affecting students with low-income and families and it is one issue that is on the lips of every student on campus who complain about how uncertain they are of finishing college or the amount of student loan that would have take up the responsibility of paying after they graduate college. I chose this topic because I feel that we do not need an increase in our tuition in order to receive a higher and quality education. It is something that I wish could be reconsidered by the state legislatures and the Board of regents.
One major problem for tuition increase in the state of Texas is the reduced state funding to the universities. As the tuition goes up financial aid is reduced and so more students have to cover part of the school fees from their pocket or maybe resort to taking loans if they can’t afford to pay the rest themselves. Students who are the first in their family to attend college commonly known as “first-generation students”, would surely need financial aid to get that college degree they dream of having since their parents could not afford to attain a degree like that. Enrollments are increasing every semester and tuition increasing with less money available to each student, students and their families tend to look for other alternatives to pay tuition for fear of having to withdraw. For example, a single mother working part-time and trying to joggle working and taking care of her kids may decide to move back to parents home in order to cut expenses of living. Many middle-income families do not qualify for need based aid, even though they can’t affor...
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...vernment Association of my school and then we would strategize measures on how to get our request to the top. We would first go to the school president and if progress were not made, we would go straight to the Board of regents whom I believe have more power to effect some changes. I believe that I would have oppositions from the school presidents and officials because they are the ones supporting the tuition increase since university does not get enough funds from the government.
I don’t think I have anything to compromise to get a portion of my request for tuition decrease. I am of the opinion that the key to a successful nation is education as Obama said. A lot of jobs these days require one to have at least a college degree so I believe that tuition increase will not get us there but only give us increased number of drop outs and a lot of unemployed people.
I conducted a survey to test how students feel about rising tuition prices. As a college student who is attending a public university with government assistant, I wanted to know how other college students felt about tuition prices increasing. I wanted to know if it makes them worried about how they will pay for college,if they worry about continuing their education, or if it makes them reconsider attending college if college was a goal for them.
More than a century later, President Abraham Lincoln passed the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862 which enabled more than 70 colleges and universities to be created (Staff). The GI Bill in 1956 gave Veterans an opportunity many could not afford before. All of these instances in America’s history have made it easier for ordinary American citizens to learn more about the world they live in. There are numerous opportunities for the leaders of this country to help the issue of college tuitions rising, it is just a matter of initiative. As Bernie Sanders states in his “Public College Should Be Free” speech to the senate, “It is time to build on the progressive movement of the past.” When all younger people with the determination and the aptitude can reach their full potential, regardless of their economic or social circumstances at birth, America will have a tougher economy and a stronger democracy, a motive that goes back before Americans today can
This newspaper article discusses why schools have been raising their tuition rates and how this has been affecting their incoming students percentage. It does also touch on the fact that many “out-of-stater...
As The “Progress of Education Reform” suggests, tuition discounting is major contributor to the rising cost of college in the sense that while it provides a tuition discount to the one particular student receiving the grant or scholarship it places a heavier burden on the majority demographic that attends the university without such discounting. (The Progress of Education Reform” 1). In contrast to popular opinion, scholarships and grants which are normally regarded as blessings are ironically a contributing factor to rising tuition prices. Basically, the universities have to make up for the money they lost by awarding the scholarships so the majority of the student population who did not qualify feel it in their pocketbooks. A final cause of this ludicrous tuition spike is the shift in university budgets to cater to the administration departments of the schools. Jobs in this department are non-teaching jobs that provide student services ranging from student safety to counseling and wellness programs. These jobs are definitely
The price of a four year institution has soared over three hundred percent in the past twenty-five years or so. We would have to factor in general inflation numbers in order to figure out the real significance. After that, we see that in those twenty-five years, tuition has risen at a rate of two to four times that of the national inflation. That has not been the case with college, however, as enrollments only continue to go up. Ultimately this means that families are paying for a luxury they can no longer afford with money they don’t have. Families are looking at an expense that is thirty-eight
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, college tuition and relevant fees have increased by 893 percent (“College costs and the CPI”). 893 percent is a very daunting percentage considering that it has surpassed the rise in the costs of Medicare, food, and housing. As America is trying to pull out of a recession, many students are looking for higher education so they can attain a gratified job. However, their vision is being stained by the dreadful rise in college costs. College tuition is rising beyond inflation. Such an immense rise in tuition has many serious implications for students; for example, fewer students are attending private colleges, fewer students are staying enrolled in college, and fewer students are working in the fields in which they majored in.
The skyrocketing price of college tuition is causing a tremendous concern over whether higher education will be a viable financial concept to the average citizen over the next decades. Some families have opted to explore different means of obtaining a higher education for their children as these costs escalate. There is overwhelming evidence that colleges need to restructure the way they are run because tuition prices are increasing at a rapid rate causing changes in the way students fund their education and in the way the government provides educational subsidies.
College tuition is a hot topic these days. For a long time, people did not pay much attention to tuition. Today, things are changing. More and more, people are realizing how high tuition has gotten and now they want that to change. In the following essay, I have tried to tackle a very difficult topic. The problem with this topic was that, during research, I found that almost all of the information regarding it was attack after attack on the college administrations. I found no writings by college administrators even attempting to defend themselves. I discovered the awful truth about how much college tuition had gotten out of control over the years.
Consequently, lower, regulated tuition will make college more accessible for those who are worse off. College should not just be limited to the wealthy. Senator Bernie Sanders once said, "Education should be a right, not a privilege. We need a revolution in the way that the United States funds higher education." (Sanders, Bernie. U.S. Capital rally. March 27, 2015) It should not matter where one lives or where they are on the social ladder. What should matter is if a student wants to open his or her mind, learn from a college
Kantrowitz' study also found that "Complying with the increasing number of regulations, in particular, with the reporting requirements, adds to college costs," therefore contributing to a rise in tuition to pay for these additional costs. Since deregulation, the average cost of tuition and fees at the state’s public universities has increased by 90%, according to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Of the 181 members of the state’s 83rd Legislature, more than 50 have voted at least once to advance efforts to end tuition deregulation, while fewer than 20 have consistently voted to uphold it. Many have never voted on the issue, and more than 40 members are freshmen. This rise, however, is not entirely negative. Tuition increases help universities make up for that in their budgets.
I believe that college tuition should be cheaper for everyone no matter what economic level your family is in. College tuition should be very affordable for everyone, so everyone has a chance to get an education without being in debt. There are kids and adults all over the country and world that would love to go to college. Should Universities turn down people because they can't afford it? Of course there are numerous of scholarships, financial aids, and loans available, but sometimes they don't help everyone out that much; because the average family can’t fully support the child going to college, and make a living what is called comfortably in residence. I'd like to see a change in how much college tuition will be in the upcoming years, a drastic change.
Increasing college costs has proven to be a major issue for those who pursue higher learning. With institutions raising tuition and fees, students are forced to make life-altering sacrifices to repay soaring student loans. We have come to a pivotal place in history, where individuals have no choice but to minimize or delay important life decision’s such as moving home with their parents to save money, becoming home owners, retirement saving and forfeiting higher education. The impact of increasing college costs has become so severe that it is at the forefront of politicians, political agenda, inducing conversation and policies like the revised income-driven repayment program. The program proposed to help combat the effects of massive student loans.
If a ceiling was set on tuition at all public colleges in the united states there would be a drastic increase in government taxes. Tuition at public universities is usually shared between the government or taxpayers, and the parents and student. As student costs increase such as maintenance, room, board, travel, laundry, and entertainment taxes would have to increase to cover the additional expenses. The failure of tuition to increase at the same rate as the increases of wages and salaries in the economy will require additional government revenues.
As colleges’ funds dry up, colleges must turn to the public to further support higher education. By raising state taxes, colleges can collect funds to help improve the school’s budgets. The state provides funds from the taxes for colleges to receive a certain amount for each student currently enrolled. All community and traditional four year colleges collect these funds in order to maintain the school’s budget. As reporter, Eric Kelderman states, “less than a third of colleges’ budget is based from state taxes”. The school’s budget is how colleges are able to provide academic support programs, an affordable intuition, and hire more counselors. Colleges must now depend on state taxes more than ever for public colleges. Without collecting more funds from state taxes, as author, Scott Carlson explains how Mr. Poshard explains to senators “our public universities are moving quickly toward becoming private universities…affordable only to those who have the economic wherewithal to them” (qtd. in.) Public colleges must be affordable to anyone who wishes to attend. If colleges lack to provide this to students, it can affect dropouts, a student’s ability focus, and cause stress. The problem of lack of funding is that colleges have insufficient funds. Therefore, the best possible solution for the problem of lack of funding would be increasing and collecting more funds from state taxes.
Having reviewed the facts from both sides, those who are for additional funding for education and those who are against, there is truth to both sides. Additional funding, as long as there is strict accountability, will help all students from various economic backgrounds to have an opportunity to receive the very best education. The challenge at hand is for politicians, educators, and families to determine a fair and balanced approach to implementing measures of accountability. Overall, the poor academic achieving students do need funding just as much as anybody. School funding needs to be increased, but there needs to be accountability as well.