Benefits Of Free College Education

Introducing free college tuition would have a positive impact of The United States, even so much as two year associate’s degree would have a hung impact. Free college tuition would give hope to the families which can’t afford the cost of tuition. Fran Cubberley states in his paper “The reality of Free Community College Tuition” that “1,300 students who completed our entry process through course registration ultimately dropped out before classes were underway. One of the major reasons was they could not pay their tuition.” Cost for tuition is huge factor on why people don’t attend college. Just think of all the amazing talent that the world is missing out on because people don’t have the money to attend college and get a degree or

College is a head turner, eye catcher, and attention grabber. From making the decision to even attend to selecting the perfect school, the whole experience turns out to be incredibly stressful and multiple aspects go into what seems simple at first glance. The cost of attending college is on the rise. Parents and students anxiously await scholarship letters to help with these rising costs of education. State schools usually offer a financial advantage, but a new “law” is being proposed - free in-state college tuition to those students with a 3.5 GPA or higher. Few benefits are available and numerous disadvantages are present when it comes to this recently produced regulation. A few negative factors in this situation will be covered and the explanations will go into depth to prove that this idea is too good to be true. Even though the conception of free college is enticing, the cons outweigh the pros.

First, if college is essentially free and the student drops out, where is the money going? The first opposing point is that taxpayers would have to pay for student’s tuition. But if the student drops out of school the money is completely wasted. According to Norris Norton “the cost of attendance as calculated by the school and regulated by the U.S” (Norton). This being said, “free” college would eliminate the cost of tuition. Students would be responsible for their extra expenses they chose to buy. What would be the results? Students will particularly enroll at a “free college” and borrow money for the cost of attendance. Then, they will drop out and have a student loan – but no skills.

Barack Obama’s idea of free-tuition college will indeed help millions of people attend college and many doors will open for those that could not afford college before. In addition to the article “Savvier middle- and upper-middle-class students could be competing for spots with low-income students,” student named Sequeiros said, “One population ends up pushing out another.” in other words it will limit the incoming amount of students enrolling in college. If college is free, than colleges needs to be free to all and

Should colleges be free in America? It is a question that is more relevant today than ever before. As education is one key factor that determines the nation’s fate going forward, this question is worth debating. Making free college education may sound good theoretically but requires herculean efforts to make it practically possible. The main question is whether such program be effective in the long run or not? If, yes how long will the government able to support these costs and from where? Are tuition costs only the concern that discourages students from attending colleges? There may arise several skepticisms that can withhold the idea of free colleges. As both colleges and students won’t be benefitted by such plans the college education should not be free.

With the shockingly high number of student debt in America, it is no wonder why people constantly look for alternatives to make education cheaper.Certainly, higher education is in need of reformation. However, it should not come at the expense of dollars from people who pay taxes. In theory, free college sounds fantastic, but it must be understood that this luxury is not free. The money would come from people who pay taxes, which is evidently twisted as a majority of people do not value higher education. They should not be forced to pay for something that is optional in one’s life. People will be paying for free college for the rest of their lives in taxes. Moreover, free college removes the incentive of valuing education in high school. There

As the presidential race approaches its zenith, the rhetorical Bernie Sanders, the crafty Hillary Clinton, and the bombastic Donald Trump lay their values, views, and optimistic visions for the future on the table, hoping the American people accept them. (make this sounds kind of sarcastically glamorous and loud and exciting). One of those, held prominently by Mr. Sanders proposes the eradication of college tuition. Published in the Washington Post, “Make College Free for All,” outlines the proposition of Sanders: “education is essential for personal and national well-being…hundreds of thousands of bright young people cannot afford to go to college… [and] leave school deeply in debt…it is time to…make colleges and universities tuition-free…All young people with the ambition and talent can reach their full potential, regardless of their circumstances at birth” (Sanders). Ambitious and talented individuals living in the U.S., in light of the outrageous amount of available resources and contrary to Mr. the opinion of Sanders, ought to fund or contribute to their so-called “essential” college education. Clearly, this exemplifies the state into which America falls – sacrificing freedom for convenience and less effort. After all, once a government funds something, it ultimately controls it.

As shown, there are strong arguments for and against free college. Thompson, Golden and Katz provided strong evidence that free college would be beneficial. However, the case against free college is more convincing. As shown earlier, free college for all will not proportionally help poorer students. That is wealthy students who do not need assistance will gain the same advantage. Not all students want to go to college or would benefit from it. Yet, these same people will be required to pay for free college through their taxes. There is little evidence that free college will increase graduation rates as more unqualified students enter the college system. Finally, and maybe most important, the resources are not available to ensure students receive

“Education should be a right, not a privilege. We need a revolution in the way that the U.S. funds higher education.” -Bernie Sanders. Over the past couple of years college tuition has been drastically changing and will continue to increase over time. College tuition happens to be incredibly high and needs to be lowered so that more diverse range of people can afford it.

As many young millennials rally behind Bernie Sanders and his outlandish claims of free public college for all, others sigh and shake their heads in disapproval. Are these college students really entitled to free higher education? Is it every American’s unalienable right to have a college education? Despite the recent push for free college in the United States, the economic burden and drop in personal responsibility it would create proves that colleges should maintain their current tuitions.

The question of whether college education should be free has attracted significant debates and arguments. The debates on this particular controversial, yet important issue have always centered on the pros and cons of making college free for all. However, a more in-depth analysis of the arguments presented by both sides of the divide reveals that this subject is very complex. Accordingly, the different positions taken by individuals and groups in this debate seem to be driven and separated by fundamental differences in core values and the kinds of available information. This paper attempts to discuss three mutually-exclusive perspectives as presented by three different rhetors, namely Andrew P. Kelly, a resident scholar and the director of the Center on Higher Education Reform (CHER) at the American Enterprise Institute; Sara Goldrick-Rab, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s professor of educational policy studies and sociology; and. Nikki Edgecombe, a senior research associate at the Community College Research Center at Columbia University Teachers College. The paper presents the arguments of these three credible scholars to illustrate the complex nature of this controversial topic.

In today’s society, it is becoming increasingly difficult for those without access to quality higher education to obtain a well-paying job, due to the competitiveness of the job market. A census conducted by The United States Census Bureau reflects that students with a high school degree make an average of $21,569 a year, compared to the $79,997 a year people with a professional degree earn (Julian). Factors such as a lack of state funding has led to increases in tuition and a decrease in teachers and courses offered in the past few years, which, in turn, has made public colleges and universities of high caliber harder to attend-- especially for students from low-income families (College Rank). The federal government should increase spending

The words “free college tuition” would spark interest in any college student with accumulating debt. In fact, this topic is so incredibly supported that Bernie Sanders implemented it as a core interest in his 2016 campaign. Once Hillary Clinton became the Democratic nominee, she decided to take it on herself with an extensive plan that guaranteed students free tuition. Unsurprisingly, free tuition resonated extremely well within the student demographic. To forty million Americans, free tuition would eliminate the largest problem for students: debt (Hess, 2017). However, free college tuition generates the inverse of what these low-income and middle-income students believe. In fact, free college cripples them from multiple perspectives; students end up spending more financially, are less likely to graduate with a degree, and are subjected to more inequality and less exposure.

Throughout his presidency, Barack Obama has tackled pressing issues that pervade society. Among his latest endeavours, free community college tuition is one which strikes a chord among many. Though many supporters believe that free tuition will promote and speed up the process of attaining a college degree, opposers, which includes students, like myself, believe that free community college tuition is not necessary due to financial aid and the congested impact that CCs would endure.

Should the United States develop a system for free college tuition? Free college tuition would benefit many college students and people interested in getting a higher education because as of the moment the education system is built around money and having to get student loans or scholarships if you cannot come up with tuition up front. It would also take a lot of money out of the economy for the first 10 years or so, mainly because it would take people being able to graduate with a degree for a higher salary for the United States to be able to charge more on taxes to make up for the money lost going to pay for the faculty salary and the student textbook fees. Many are for a free college tuition system but many are also against it because nobody wants to pay even more on taxes but once the people who are against it would see the amount of money begin put back into the economy from the raised taxes there would be able to see the goal of the whole idea. The United States needs to develop a system for free college to give students the ability to get an education they never would have been able to get before and would allow for more money to be brought into the economy from more Americans getting higher paying jobs and make the U.S. a more prosperous nation.