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Nicole Guerrero
Trent Kays
ENG-102
February 10, 2017

Higher Education and rising Tuition

This Book talks about how institutions continue rising the cost of tuition by 2 to 3 percent
but the quality of their work and efficiency is not getting better. Instead, they just continue
spending more money. These institutions are able to do so because they usually have many
students wanting to get into their colleges and universities. So in their eyes there is no reason to
improve. The author also talks about how deans should be more responsible for the well-being
of the whole institution not just of their colleagues. There are four types of resource allocation
that universities use: Central Control, Tubs, Tubs with a Franchise Fee and Activity Driven.
Central Control is the most prevalent form of organization among these institutions. A way for
institutions to save money and avoid raising tuition is for them to share consortia to share
academic and administrative resources. Since higher education grows in importance every day,
institutions need to reduce costs in order for tuition to stop rising every year. This is a credible
source because it is from a published author.

Ehrenberg, Ronald G. Tuition Rising: Why College Costs So Much. Harvard University Press,
2002.

This journal article has very interesting charts of year-to-year changes of real tuition cost
from 1991 to 2006. The study also shows how tuition rose more at research-intensive
universities, comprehensive universities and liberal arts colleges in the following states:
California, Texas, New York and Florida. Even if financial aid is an option, some students do not
apply because the application forms are very complicated. Due to the fact that tuition keeps
rising, enrollment continues to decline. During this study enrollment declined 0.25 percent.
Although student enrollment decreases, these institutions are still making money because they
are charging more per student with an overall revenue. As tuition rises, students leave
prestigious state universities to go to other states, private colleges or less expensive options
within their state. Public institutions enroll the majority of students in American higher
education. There is really not much admissions officers can do to retain students when tuition
rates keep rising every year. I believe it is unfair for students who are excelling in their current
university to be forced to transfer to less expensive schools simply because of increases in
tuition.

Hemelt, Steven W., Marcotte, Dave E. The Impact of Tuition Increases in Enrollment at Public
Colleges and
Universities. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Vol. 33, No. 4, 2011, pp. 435-
457.

This news article shows the difference on family income, value of a home, new car value
and college cost in 1974 versus 2015. Private university tuition is roughly three-time more and
public education is four times as it was in 1974, which is a very big difference. This news article
also expresses how people with higher education are more productive making their companies
more profitable and it will make economy grow faster. As well as, educated people taking better
care of themselves by being healthy and more engaged. The article shows a chart of average
published tuition and fees in 2014 of private and public four-year schools. In the early 1900s the
U.S. was ranked first globally for college and now for people 25-34 years old is raked 14th,
falling behind a lot of nations. Chances are that 70 percent or more Americans will not attend
college if their parents dont have a college degree. This is a credible source because it is an
excerpt from a news article and gives important factual information.

Davidson, Adam. Is College Tuition Really Too High?. New York Times, 8 Sep. 2015.

This news article is credible because it is from an education reporter for U.S. News and
World Report. This article states that tuition might be slowing but the actual amount to attend
college is not, it is rising instead. This article shows the percent increases on tuition and how
federal grant aid has declined by 10 percent. What families pay after grants and scholarships has
increased since 2010. This results are also similar in private institutions. The cost of tuition and
other expenses outpaces family income, so for a lot of middle class students college is out of the
question, specially without aid from the federal government. This article at first might make you
think tuition is not rising quickly but once you keep reading you realize that even though it is
true, the amount families have to actually pay is rising quickly. This articles gives really good
information on how even if tuition is rising slowly there are other factors that make students pay
more and might make them not be able to go to college.

Tidwell, Allie. The Rise in Tuition Is Slowing, But College Still Costs More. U.S. News, 24
Oct. 2013.

This source is about the writers opinion on if college is worth the cost. This articles
states how the student loan debt in the U.S. grew to over $1.2 trillion and tuition also increases
almost triple the rate of inflation. In 2014, 70 percent of the graduated class had an average debt
of $33,000 per student. Students or graduates who owe this amount of money might be inclined
to still live with their parents. One in five, under the age of 35, still live with their parents.
Another topic is that student deb repayment has increased to 13.4 years as of 2014. The study
also says than only half of the borrowers pay their monthly payments on time. Student have
become more like costumers, colleges have become more like businesses. This source is
valuable because it portrays a different point of view of higher education and shows percentage
and real dollar amounts that some people might not be aware of.

Rossi, Andrew. Is college worth the cost?. CNN, Cable News Network, 19 Nov. 2014.