The Benefits Of Modern College Education

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I received fantastic peer feedback on the rough draft of my essay. One of the overwhelming topics of the feedback was the validity of the topic I chose. All of my peers were interested in the validity, cost, and value of a modern college education and found my thesis statement and support on point. One of the problems noticed was my lack of support for my claim that Christian universities provide a better education than the alternative. I have provided an example supporting my claim that Christian Universities provide a better education than other colleges. The peer reviews informed me on the points in which my essay was deficient and I used the knowledge to build up support.

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In his article, The Idea of a University, Scruton describes the classic idea of a university that has since been abandoned by most universities today saying, “the university is a society in which the student absorbs the graces and accomplishments of a higher form of life. In the university [,] the pursuit of truth and the active discussion of its meaning are integrated into a wider culture” The Idea of a University Scruton 2010 The benefits of a modern college education no longer outweigh the drawbacks of cost and quality. A college education should not be a download of information into the students brain, …show more content…

The cost of a typical four year degree has increased tremendously in the past forty years. In 1976 the average four year degree with room and board cost $2647 in current dollars. In 2006 the average cost of the same program was $19,232 –National Center for Education Statistics table 320 The cost of a college education has skyrocketed in recent years. This needless raising of cost makes a college degree almost impossible to pay for without going into debt. “At public four-year institutions, students now pay between 50 percent and 60 percent of the cost of their education—an 18–22 percentage point increase over the decade.” –Delta Cost Project Trends in College Spending 2001-2011 This increase in the cost of education for the student is due to the funding of non education related divisions and projects in the university. “Increases in the proportion of spending devoted to student services during this period were largely offset by declines in the share going toward “overhead” expenses; however, the share of spending going to instruction also declined at private institutions and public research universities.” –Delta Cost Project Trends in College Spending 2001-2011 These expenses have increased in recent years and are not necessary to a college education. On the other hand, Christian Universities offer more scholarships to make a college degree more affordable. “One of the things that has long been true of private universities,

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