College Tuition

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This paper examines several aspects related to educational costs in the United States, that may determine an increase in tuition costs. The paper focuses on two of the most important ones that have been identified, which are a cut in State aid, in the case of public colleges, and an increase in competition, in the case of private colleges.

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"I wanted to examine several aspects related to educational costs that may have determined an increase in tuition costs. The two most important ones identified have been a cut in State aid, in the case of public colleges, and an increased competition, in the case of private colleges. We have to ask ourselves again the questions from the beginning of this essay: is it fair? Is it just? We tend to see in an increase in college tuition a form of social injustice and a mean to exclude some of the poorer classes from higher education. Is an increase in college tuition a mean to provide excellent education services only for those who can afford it? It certainly can be viewed in such a way and, in my opinion, this would be one of the strongest cons of this case. However, if we closely examine some of the incentives that have led to such a state of facts, we may arrive at the conclusion that, even if it is not necessarily either fair or just, the increase in college tuition can at least be justifiable."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Written Testimony of the U.S. Department of Education Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs Hearings to Examine the Rising Cost of College Tuition. February 9-10 2001. Can be found on the Internet at http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/announce/2000/tuitioncosts.html
• Ehrenberg, G. Ronald. Tuition Rising: Why College Costs So Much. From Exploring the Future of Higher Education, 2000 Papers. Can be found on the Internet at http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ffp0005.pdf
• Dunbar, Elisabeth. Congress targets rising college tuition. Article from Inside Baltimore. December 2003. On the Internet at http://www.insidebaltimore.com/shns/story.cfm?pk=TUITION-12-08-03&cat=LS
• French, Kristen. Prepaid College Tuition Programs Run into Trouble. April 2003. On the Internet at http://financial-planning.com/pubs/fpi/20030424103.html

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