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Matthew J. Brooks
Mr. Thomas
English III Honors 1stBlock
20 December 2013
College Is the E!"cation #orth the Mone$%
College &rices ha'e sk$rockete! in the &ast thirt$ $ears. (rices are t"rning o"t to be 'er$
high) an! the increase !oesn*t seem to be sto&&ing an$time soon. Beca"se o+ this) it is beginning
to become !ebatable as to whether or not colleges an! "ni'ersities are gi'ing st"!ents a goo!
e!"cation +or how m"ch the$ &a$. ,eeing the !i++erence between &a$ing +or a better +"t"re an!
&a$ing so m"ch mone$ that the +"t"re becomes +ille! with +inancial messes can be !i++ic"lt) an!
this is t$&icall$ where two si!es o+ the to&ic begin to s&lit. ,ome belie'e that the bene+its o+
going to college make "& +or the 'er$ large amo"nts o+ mone$ that are &ai! in the &rocess o+
atten!ing- others belie'e that the high &rices o+ atten!ing college are ca"sing st"!ents to be
"nable to tr"l$ better their +"t"re beca"se o+ the +inancial iss"es that occ"r a+terwar!. ,e'eral
so"rces can &ro'i!e in+ormation +or those two si!es) in!icating e'i!ence behin! st"!ents getting
low 'al"e +or their mone$) bills in !ebt) an! a str"ggle against ha'ing a goo! +"t"re. ltho"gh a
college e!"cation is bene+icial +or a &ro!"cti'e) working +"t"re) an! can be easil$ attaine!
thro"gh scholarshi&s an! +inancial ai!) !ebt an! other +inancial iss"es are still ca"se! b$ high
&rices o+ atten!ing 'ario"s colleges an! "ni'ersities) the nee! to &artici&ate in s"&&ose!l$ hel&+"l
+inancial ai! &rograms) an! the increasing costs o+ going to college.
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/owa!a$s) the e!"cational ro"te that a st"!ent !eci!es to take with his +"t"re will 'ar$
the o'erall cost o+ hisher e!"cation. Di++erent colleges &ro'i!e !i++erent sets o+ ser'ices which
'ar$ the costs o+ atten!ing school) b"t in general) college can easil$ be 'er$ e&ensi'e to atten!.
ccor!ing to (ew ,ocial an! Demogra&hic Tren!s) a'erage t"ition an! +ees ha'e tri&le! since
10) e'en a+ter taking in+lation into acco"nt. Da'e 4ilson o+ Mother Jones a!!s that this
increase in &rices e&lains wh$ there has been an increase in how m"ch mone$ generall$ nee!s
to be borrowe! in or!er to be able to go to college. Beca"se o+ more borrowing) st"!ent !ebt has
also shot "& along with college costs 54ilson6. 7ort"natel$) there are &"blic 28$ear colleges that
are able to &ro'i!e a m"ch lower t"ition than a +o"r8$ear college. In the wor!s o+ 9athleen (orter
o+ E:IC Digests) ;a +"ll8time st"!ent at a &"blic
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,ince atten!ing college can be 'er$ e&ensi'e) some wo"l! think that it is a goo! i!ea +or
themsel'es or their +amilies sho"l! seek o"t +inancial ai! thro"gh st"!ent loans. This &ro'es to
be a &oor choice- st"!ent loans are one o+ the biggest !isasters in the categor$ o+ college
e&enses. The$ are the main &ro&onent o+ st"!ent !ebt an! &iles o+ ne'er8en!ing bills +or
st"!ents who are rea!$ to start their +"t"re. s state! in the &re'io"s &aragra&h) as college costs
ha'e shot "&) so has the nee! to borrow) an! the conse"ential st"!ent !ebt. s college has
gotten more im&ortant) more &eo&le 5abo"t 30)000 a $ear make "&
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being more ironic than inten!e!) an! be more o+ a +inancial str"ggle to those who seek hel& +rom
it. Thank+"ll$) these +inancial iss"es !on*t all go to waste.
Des&ite these negati'e &oints against the +inancial iss"es +rom atten!ing college) there are
some tr"ths abo"t the bene+its o+ getting a college e!"cation that stan! o"t an! cannot be a'oi!e!
in mentioning. College gra!"ates earn an a'erage o+
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more &eo&le want to go to college) it gets more an! more !i++ic"lt to &a$ +or. E'en as these &rices
go "&) ? o+ mericans sa$ that the higher e!"cation s$stem +ails to &ro'i!e st"!ents goo!
'al"e +or the mone$ the$ s&en! 5(ew ,ocial an! Demogra&hic Tren!s6) so what mericans sa$
abo"t the higher e!"cation s$stem in a +ew $ears +rom now co"l! show an e'en higher
resentment. The sit"ation o+ increasing college &rices res"lting in more nee! to st"!ent loans that
get a lot o+ st"!ents +ighting st"!ent !ebt onl$ seems to be getting worse) not an$ better. I+
+inancial ai! &rograms can*t make s"bstantial changes to assist the iss"es ca"se! b$ st"!ent loan
!ebt) the sit"ation o+ increasing !ebt an! economic &roblems associate! with college can get
better be+ore it makes that as&ect o+ getting a ob etremel$ har!er to achie'e) an! mean a whole
lot less that it "se! to.
College can in +act be a 'er$ hel&+"l an! bene+icial &"sh towar!s a better +"t"re to one*s
sel+ an! to their &ossible +"t"re +amil$ some!a$. Howe'er) !ebt an! +inancial iss"es still &ro'i!e
a h"ge barrier in the wa$ o+ a st"!ent getting &re&are! to make wa$ +or hisher +"t"re. College
&rices are 'er$ high) an! it is 'er$ !i++ic"lt +or someone to atten! a &"blic
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#orks Cite!
Da$) Jenni+er) an! Eric /ewb"rger. ;The Big (a$o++ E!"cational ttainment an! ,$nthetic
Estimates o+ #ork8Gi+e Earnings.A United States Census Bureau. /.&.) n.!. #eb. 30 /o'.
2013.
4ilson) Da'e. ;Big !ebt on cam&"s the e&losion o+ college t"ition an! st"!ent !ebt is lea'ing
more gra!s with big bills an! !o"bts abo"t their +"t"res.AMother Jones,et&.8ct. 2013
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