Inflation aside, this means college is getting more expensive. Unless your parents are wealthy enough to pay for your tuition or you worked your tail off to receive a full-ride scholarship, more often than not, you have to take out student loans to fund your education. As a result of the high price tag of getting an education, many graduates struggle when faced with the trouble of paying off that huge debt. It’s no longer a right to attend higher education. To many, myself included, attending college is now a luxury.
These companies which profit off the impulses of the weak will no longer hold sway over our government like they do. James D. Scurlock wrote about the rising amount of influence the credit card companies hold in his article “Maxxed out”, “When it came time to testify, however, Trisha and Jane found themselves opposing the financial industry and its lobbyists, who were ‘discussing how much money they contributed to each congressman’s campaign’,” (Scurlock 154) For student loan debts we can bring back the near extinct concept of “Grants” which is where money is given, not lent, in order for students to achieve educational success. The money given from the government to the student pays for the student’s education so that when he is done with school, he goes out, gets a good job and makes society better in a little way. And when many make something just a little bit better, then the whole things starts to get noticeably better
In Rotherham’s article he says “According to the Bureau of labor Statistics, in 2010, the median weekly earnings for someone with some college but no degree were $712, compared to $1,038 for a college graduate.”the evidence provided clearly shows that getting a higher education and investing time and money into getting a college degree can result in earning more financially for people to support themselves and their families. The opposing side of this argument might say that “even though begin a college graduate, and having a degree can lead to finding well paying jobs. Graduates are often left drowning in
And above all else, money for instance, it seems to make them healthier and happier. The first of the anti-college arguments to be explored is the ever so misleading financial burden, the money. Leonhardt give two main reasons why the increasing student debt and startling tuition costs aren’t normally a problem for graduating students. First off, once you look into college tuition rates and any financial aid is taken into account, average fees and tuition were only about $2,000 at public four-year colleges(647). His next big point
Dear Honorable Titian: I understand the House of Representatives of the United States has just passed a bill which would do away with federal grants to college students. I am currently enrolled in college and depend greatly on the grants I receive. These grants allow great opportunity, for not just me, but for many other students as well. Taking them away would cause problems in several areas. The passage of the “Pick the Public’s Pocket No More” bill would lower college application rates, lower college graduation rates, and lower our country’s number of new college graduates for open positions in the work force.
The author argues from a unique point of view that educational loans hold out freshly graduated students from boosting the economy by contributing to other economic sectors such as invest in homes and pay for vocational trips (Applebaum 2). The greatest stumbling block that is caused by educational loans is the limitation that they create on the purchasing power by the student graduates. In actual sense, lazy loan holders calling for free handouts should think of forgiving the educational loan as a scheme of economic growth stimulus initiative and not a call. Not even the new “pay as you earn” initiative is likely to solve the economic situation, at least not for private educational loans (Applebaum 4). Federal loaners may benefit from the new initiative, but, private educational loan holders will continue being burdened with the loans that continue to accumulate serious interest rates with each passing day.
Juggling school and finding a source of income is a prominent issue amongst undergraduates, and it is one of the main reasons that excessive amounts of undergraduates are dropping out of community college. Of course, anything adding to the dropout rate is a serious issue and should be solved appropriately and quickly. Politicians and other important leaders in the United States of America are implementing laws and bills that will benefit undergraduates who are striving to pay for their education. Tugend writes, “Bills are pending in congressional committees to carry out President Obama’s America’s College Promise proposal to make community colleges free to responsible high school graduates.” These bills will drastically help college students who cannot afford to pay for their education. I believe rewarding optimal behavior of undergraduates will not only assist them in paying for college, but I also believe it will make them want to continue to perform well.
Her overall point is that a college degree is not necessary for success. She explained how statistics show that college graduates make more money, and she challenged that argument by pointing out that before the computer industry came along the most highest paying jobs like doctors, lawyers, etc. required a college degree. Linda also countered that by stating on the average the hardest working kids in school go off to college, so it's not really a surprise that they make more money. The author talked about a more personal experience, one she had with her son.
Gerardine Elie English 098/099, Section 166 Essay 1 Final Draft How do you feel about Obama proposing that students should have the opportunity to attend community college for free for two years? I feel that this is a very controversial topic and it can go either way.On January 20th, 2015, during his State of the Union, President Obama proposed making community college tuition free for two years. Or as he put it in the speech, “to lower the cost of community college — to zero.” This proposal is a great approach to boost college graduation rates and it allows students to educate themselves and not have to worry about tuition. But Obama’s proposal has some positives and negatives to it. With Obama’s proposal students will learn to be responsible and have goals and students will become more educated.
In the bad economy of today, tuition rate are increasing constantly. It is difficult for students to find colleges who have tuition rates for full time student under $5,000 per semester. Since UTA uses flat rate, full time students have to pay $4439 per semester which include using every facilities available and 12 to 30 credit hours (“Description of Tuition, Fees and Charges”).This way student who are taking more classes can save a lot of money than student who are taking less classes. UTA also meets the demand for graduate students. The graduation rate shows successful completion of college and gives an idea about quality of the program provided by college.