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Kaylynn Du Preez

Ms. Litle

ENG121

23 March 2022

College tuition

Why college tuition is so high. I chose this topic because I feel like it would help a lot of

students to find different options or ways to pay for college tuition. It is a big issue that is starting

to grow by the day. Colleges are getting more and more expensive. College education's role in

the lives of individuals has dramatically changed since the mid-1800s. College was not expected

to cost an inordinate amount in the 19th century. Individuals were increasingly joining the

ministry or taking low-paying but beneficial jobs for society. American colleges provided little in

terms of knowledge or resources. Early in the 20th century, college education became seen as an

essential next step in life and an important step towards preparing one for a successful career.

With the noble hope and noble intention of ensuring equal opportunity in the field of education,

the United States began guaranteeing student loans in the mid-1960s. As anyone could now

obtain a loan, tuition costs could now be paid at any price. Due to everyone's ability to access

education regardless of credit standing and potential earnings or aptitude, the price of education

increased.

Cooper, Preston. “A New Study Investigates Why College Tuition Is so Expensive.” Forbes,

Forbes Magazine, 28 June 2021,

https://www.forbes.com/sites/prestoncooper2/2020/08/31/a-new-study-investigates-why-

college-tuition-is-so-expensive/?sh=56ff3caa17a0. Access date, 3 November 2021.

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The purpose of this article is to discuss the causes of tuition inflation, administrative

bloat, overbuilding on campuses, and model independent people employed at high wages.

According to the study, college students view their degree as a "golden ticket," which motivates

them to do whatever it takes to become where they wish to be. When kids are given the chance to

speak up and say why tuition for college is rising so much when worldwide students are working

very hard to earn their degrees, the author uses information that is being examined by these kids

and what emotions they are expressing. I found the article useful since it explains a variety of

reasons as to why college tuition is so expensive. One of the main limitations of the article is that

students already struggle to figure out their classes on a daily basis, let alone concern themselves

with money problems. My audience will gain a better understanding of the problems college

students face on a daily basis by reading this essay.

Davis, Ben. “Home.” MVOrganizing, 5 May 2021, https://www.mvorganizing.org/is-college-

tuition-becoming-way-too-expensive/. Access date, 3 November 2021.

This article describes some of the benefits and solutions you can come up with if you are

having trouble paying off your student loans or just simply money in general. By taking out

loans and seeking assistance from these colleges, you are just digging yourself a deeper hole,

causing you to repay more money than you were able to. As a lot of these students are still

young, fresh out of high school and just out of college, the author I believe is using information

resources to guide them into the right directions and to use money in the right manner.

It is important to know about a lot of this information before you enter college, so that

you will not have problems. The information in this article is great for my essay since it's going

to help students through the process of how to manage their money, and it can also help younger

students who are not yet in college, but plan to attend.

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Jdickler, CNBC. “More than Half of Students Probably Can't Afford College Due to Covid-19.”

CNBC, CNBC, 4 June 2020, https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/04/more-than-half-of-

students-probably-cant-afford-college-due-to-covid-19.html. Access date, 3 November

2021.

According to this article, there are a significant number of college students who can't

afford college and the amount they pay every year. A college will never be able to pay for all of

its pills even if it puts in effort to save for books and technology. In order to illustrate the author's

point, they use high money rates and student rates of being unable to pay college tuition.

Students around the world are finding it increasingly difficult to pay their tuition due to the rising

rate of freshman, sophomores, and juniors. The topic of this research will be very helpful for my

essay because it provides a lot of information on the financial and schooling issues that have

arisen in colleges over the last century.

Nair, Madhu. “Here's Why College Is so Expensive: The Answer Is Obvious.” University of

the People, 22 Nov. 2020, https://www.uopeople.edu/blog/why-college-is-so-expensive/,

Access date, 3 November 2021.

An article in this issue discusses how college tuition is becoming far too expensive, causing

children to borrow money, and preventing students from obtaining an education. A high student

rate, a high money rate, and a more challenging schooling system are all utilized by the author.

College students today pay more money than ever before, according to the researchers' research.

It provides many main points about what college students experience and what is negative about

college life. It is very useful for my research topic. This article will form the basis of my
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research; however there is some information in the article that won’t be supported by the

information I will use in my essay.