Cost of College

By:Audrey, Eva, Kara, & Maddi

How the cost of college affects those with low income and finance issues, and that

these students aren't able to support themselves and accomplish their goals.

Controversy

● Why is it unfair to those who can’t afford college?● What is the outcome of going to college, is it worth

it?● Why do we have to pay for an education?● Why is the cost of college extremely expensive? How

do we make it affordable? ● That students don’t know what they are getting

themselves into before attending college or a 4-year university

Questions raised

Tuition: Sum of money charged for teaching/instruction by school, college, or university

Financial Aid or Assistance: Any financial award to a student (grant, scholarship, or loan)

Vocabulary

● High tuition can affect the lives of grad students, causing them to go into debt, which could take away their ability to get married, support themselves/a child, get medical/dental care, or even buy a house.

Effect #1

Title: “15 Surprising Side Effects of Rising College Costs.” Examples: Marriage: “65%of college students leave school with debt, with 25% owing more than $25,000. That debt means weddings often have to wait until they are paid down and money can be saved.”

Kid/s: “A recent survey found that debt, largely from college, was causing 20% of young adults to delay having children, even if they wanted them.”

House: “As tuition rises and students are forced to take out bigger loans to pay for school, fewer young people are able to fulfill the long-standing American dream of homeownership. Only 57% of people between 25 and 44 own a home today, a 4% decrease since 1980.”

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● Financial Aid● Scholarships ● Grants● Jobs● E-bog

Solution #1

● High tuition affects incoming students with an interest of going to college because they won’t be able to attend due to the high tuition prices

● Budget cuts also affect students because colleges don’t have a sufficient amount of money to support their student loans

● Along with student loans, insufficient money prolongs the the loans causing debt which could permanently cause a strain in that students future

Effect #2

Title: “The Effects of High Tuition Cost”Examples:1.) “With recent graduates owing an average of $35,200 in student debt and incomes remaining stagnant, many Americans wonder whether pursuing a college education is worth the cost.”2.) “The average public university tuition rate has risen to $21,000, with the private college tuition rate rising to $42,000.”3.) “The increasingly expensive student loan rates will ultimately affect recent graduates' children as well. With many graduates using a 20- to 30-year repayment plan, they will have trouble financing their children’s education because they will still be paying off their own student debt.”

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● Living with Parents to help pay for debts● Seeking family for help● Drop - out● Low income living

Solution #2

● High tuition can affects the type of student body there is.

● Colleges want more money to help expand their college and make it the best.

● Colleges accept more high income students who have better grades, test scores and etc vs low income students with the same attribute

Effect #3

California State University

University Of California

Title: “Class, Cost, and College” Examples:“ Roughly 75 percent of the students at the 200 most highly rated colleges came from families in the top quartile of income he said. Only 5 percent came from families in the bottom quartile.”‘“ We’re sorting students by class,”’ he said. The most prestigious colleges are crowded with the richest kids.”“ Those schools have simultaneously become more invested in admitting students from affluent families. In 2011 survey of college admissions officers, more than half of those at public research universities said they had recently ratcheted up their efforts to recruit students who could pay full freight.”

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● Equality in tuition fees ● Unbiased selection ● Providing free SAT and ACT study

sessions for lower income students● Accepting students more based on other

parts rather than their grades, family income, etc.

Solution #3

● Cost of college affects our chances of being admitted because of the amount of money and racial background

● Students carry debt due to loans which causes them not to be able to support and provide for themselves or others

● Need equal tuition fees to make college accessible for everyone

Conclusion

● Cost of college is unfair for those with low income

● Selection process/system is unfair/biased for those with low or high income

● Every deserves a chance to attend college but not everyone goes because of cost

Arguement

● Tuition fees gradually rises each year making it harder for incoming students to pay for college

● Harder to be admitted ● Possible debt after graduation and possibly hard

finding job● Future students and yourself will be struck with the

obstacle of going to college because of cost ● Not being able to financially support yourself and

future family

Why is this relevant to you?

● Students applying for FAFSA to get the support they need to attend college along the way

● Creating a way to make tuition fees equal and fair

● Receiving a scholarship or maybe even financial aid

Solutions

Writers, Staff. "15 Surprising Side Effects of Rising College Costs." Online University. Online University, 13 Nov. 2011. Web. 11 June 2014. <http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2011/11/ 15-surprising-side-effects-of-rising-college-costs/>.

Bruni, Frank. "Class, Cost, and College." New York Times. New York Times Company, 17 Mar. 2014. Web. 11 June 2014. <http://www.nytimes.com/2014/ 05/18/opinion/sunday/bruni-class-cost-and-college.html?_r=0>.

Hart, Lucy. "The Effects of High Tuition Cost." Globalpost. GlobalPost, 12 Mar. 2014. Web. 8 May 2014. <http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/ effects-high-tuition-cost-15058.html>.

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