Since we’re starting to register for new classes for the summer and fall semesters, I’m pretty sure we can relate to the financial aspect of higher education. I have noticed, and as mentioned in the article, that college is getting more expensive, yet the government is still cutting its financial aid. This makes it really hard to for students because a majority of people who attend college attend a public college, hoping to get free and quality education. Over 75 percent of students in college choose to attend public colleges like CUNYs. It seems to be a very great alternative to private schools because because of various factors but most importantly, it is a lot cheaper. I can relate to this because I basically chose to stay in the city rather than to live upstate or out of state because I’m basically getting paid to go to school. However between 2001 and 2002, tuition has increased about 20 percent! That’s insane because those who are hoping to get similar education to that of private schools for free are now in jeopardy of being in debt for choosing to get higher education. The government encourages people to go to college and is trying to help them in every which way possible, covering as much fee and tuition as possible, but as we witness, once there’s a budget cut schools– elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, and college– are the ones who get hit the hardest. Even though the cuts are drastic, I still believe that public colleges are still going to be in better business than private schools. If one can choose to pay in full or in part, it is quite obvious what he will choose. But it would be great if the government figured out how to increase financial aid to parallel the increase of tuition in schools.
In a different article, it stated that students were actually deterred from entering college because of the tuition raises. In recent students, tuition rose about 30 percent! This just goes to show that the socioeconomic status of a majority of the United States is made up of lower to middle classmen who can’t afford higher education. This is a big problem because if all these people are getting turned off by the price for education, America will be falling behind even more compared to other countries’ academics. There is always the option to take out loans, but who wants to be like tens of thousands of dollars in debt when they come out of college? And many people are well off without going to school because they have very good communication and networking skills. With a huge amount of students turning away from college and drop out rates, colleges will be in jeopardy of losing their business. Similar to how elementary, middle, and high schools have to get shut down because of low performance, colleges will have to do the same because of a lack of attendees. So do you believe the government will put more money towards education now that so many people are shying away from higher education in order to make America’s academic levels rise? and what other solutions can help aid this dilemma?
Personally, i dont think the government will allocate additional money/funds towards higher education, unfortunately. There is too much politics involved and it never seems as if our elected representatives emphasis a college degree/education enough. Especially now, as there is so much emphasis on being fiscally responsible and with politicians refusing to increase spending, even for education, it doesnt seem like this situation will change at all.