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Are the rising costs of college tuition out of control?

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The rising costs of college tuition are out of control, because it is getting more expensive to go to college, as the economy also gets worse, at the same time.

Less people are being able to afford to go to college in this day and age. Just from the time I graduated a year ago from my university, tuition has almost doubled. That is a startling fact that stares people in the face and makes their jaw drop. It is harder and harder for people to afford going to college, and their jobs and this economy provides absolutely no help, just hindrance.

Yes ToyMatt
Yes, I think the costs of tuition are becoming out of control, because it so much more expensive now than it used to be.

Getting a college degree is more expensive than ever, with the average degree costing around $30,000. This is about a year's worth of salary for a person starting an entry level position. It is taking people years to pay back their tuition costs, which means the first several years that they are even working in their field of choice, they are spending a lot of their money paying for their degree, which almost makes it not worth it for most people.

Yes SeriousNestor34
I agree that the rising costs of college tuition out of control.

Right now is the time for me to start looking at colleges. I want to go somewhere out of state (preferably around the New York or New Jersey area), but the tuition for out of state students is making it impossible. I'm looking at all my options and I don't know what to do. The tuition costs are going to lead me in the community college direction.

Yes MeanGarfield64
The cost of higher education is getting to the point where it outweighs the value of that education.

When you have to spend yourself into so much debt to get an education that doesn't give you that much of an advantage over others in your future career, then the costs are out of control. If colleges and universities can't find ways to keep their costs down, then they should stop operating and close down. This would cause the value of the higher education to increase again, because it would stop the dilution of higher education.

Yes MariaR
The cost of tuition is rising because of amenities, competition, and for-profit colleges, and is saddling millions with unreasonable debt.

College in the United States has become an industry based heavily on student loans. Many students will be paying off their loans for long periods of their lives. But the system has grown to make it normal that students pay for college that they cannot afford. With the willingness to take more than students can afford, there are fewer limits on costs. Therefore, schools compete for students by offering costly amenities, which are often completely unrelated to education. Compounding the problem, for-profit colleges have sprung up which use a business model based on retaining students just long enough to get federal loan and grant money. After being milked in this way, students are often left to languish and fail, and in any case, the education is sub-par even for passing students. The loan industry must be curtailed.

Yes tacomoon
Yes, because students are not getting value for the extreme expenses they incur, and college is being priced out of range of many people.

The cost of college is obscene, more than its substantial merits can justify. And now with the economic crisis, public universities and community colleges are cutting back, leaving students with fewer and fewer options. Faculty, staff, and administrators should be able to make a decent living, and schools should be able to finance both good instruction and good research, without charging exorbitant rates. This balance is achieved in many other countries, and we should fight for it here as well. Without broadly-affordable higher education, which is not to say everyone "should" necessarily want it, it seems likely that income inequality and social inequality will increase in tandem. This leaves the middle class more fragile, increasing social divisions, and setting us up for a declining standard of living. This problem of educational expenses has been building for decades, and it is past time we addressed it.

Yes M4I4cFeIine
The rising costs of college tuition are definitely out of control.

The cost of college tuition is considered by many to be an investment, but the job market now does not always award those with degrees, so it is a risk as well. Families already save throughout their children's lives to be able to afford college, only to find out that the costs have gone up once again.

Yes CheyanneT
College costs too much and many people can't afford it anymore.

College costs too much relative to the amount of money you will earn after school. Kids are saddled with thousands and thousands of dollars in student loan debt despite the fact that many will leave college without a job prospect. The fact of the matter is the cost of tuition is not proportional to the value of the education you receive.

Yes Fr4Giga
Where did the money go?

When health care costs rose at 4 times the rate of inflation for ten years, it became a political crisis solved by creation of socialized medicine in the United States in the guise of Obamacare. Yet college tuition has increased at 7 times the rate of inflation. And student loans cannot be bankrupted as medical debt can be; once acquired, it only goes away when paid off. Tuition increases, yet college class sizes increase. Much money is wasted on climbing walls and fancy dorms, yet professors are increasingly focused on papers and research instead of teaching. This is the equivalent of paying two people to do a job; the TA gets minimum wage while the tenured professor is paid tens of thousands of dollars to do nothing. There is horrific waste and those least able to pay it, starving students and their overburdened parents, receive less concern than a medical industry that was taken over by the federal government.

Yes Pir4And
Yes, the rising costs of college tuition are out of control and have risen each year while peoples incomes have declined.

Yes, the rising costs of college tuition are out of control because people's incomes have declined over the past few years and there are many more unemployed people but tuition costs keep going up every year. Maybe the professors should take a pay cut.

Yes MycCra2ii
I think that tuition is out of control.

College tuition is so high already, even if you don't attend an Ivy League school. If they're going to charge so much, then books should be part of the cost to attend school...not an extra.

Yes WitchSale
Tuition is out of control; it has increased faster than salaries or income over the last few decades.

The rising costs of college tuition is out of control. Tuition has increased much faster than incomes and salaries in the last 20 years. In addition, the value of a liberal arts degree has declined. Tuition is propping up unpopular and useless majors making a good education tough to pay for.

Yes 54mP5KryPto
I agree that tuition fees have gone out of control, there are no restrictions on them by government and they have made colleges a business.

There are no restrictions on colleges to control their fees structure. They charge students high fees and people do nor realise because of the mentality that higher the fees more good the college is.

Yes delicatepink

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Unfortunately, a first class education has a first class price tag.

While I believe we should continue to support our colleges and universities by contributing wherever possible to scholarship programs and with general contributions, I don't believe the answer to providing quality education to the most promising students should come at the expense of larger classes, fewer offerings and less distinguished faculty. Colleges and universities need to spend less time bringing remedial students up to grade level and focus more on providing the highest quality education possible for our most promising students.

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Are the rising costs of college tuition out of control?

The rising costs of college tuition are out of control, because it is getting more expensive to go to college, as the economy also gets worse, at the same time.

Yes, I think the costs of tuition are becoming out of control, because it so much more expensive now than it used to be.

I agree that the rising costs of college tuition out of control.

The cost of higher education is getting to the point where it outweighs the value of that education.

The cost of tuition is rising because of amenities, competition, and for-profit colleges, and is saddling millions with unreasonable debt.

Yes, because students are not getting value for the extreme expenses they incur, and college is being priced out of range of many people.

The rising costs of college tuition are definitely out of control.

College costs too much and many people can't afford it anymore.

Where did the money go?

Yes, the rising costs of college tuition are out of control and have risen each year while peoples incomes have declined.

I think that tuition is out of control.

Tuition is out of control; it has increased faster than salaries or income over the last few decades.

I agree that tuition fees have gone out of control, there are no restrictions on them by government and they have made colleges a business.

Unfortunately, a first class education has a first class price tag.

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