By: Jessica Carpenter

Scholarly
Presentation on
College Tuition
 The first colonial college
Harvard University

The History of The first college was founded

College in 1636.

John Harvard was the first

benefactor of the first college.
The History
of College
Tuition

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High School Too many students these days are Nearly half of college students

Students Are graduating high school without a real

path to success in college.
graduate high school without having
taken any college readiness course.

Not Prepared
to Face
Tuition Hikes
Studies show that high schools don't
prepare you for college, they prepare
you for getting into college.
Balancing Tuition Predictability and Affordability

AS TUITION LEVELS RISE, PREDICTABILITY IS GUARANTEED TUITION PLANS OFFER GUARANTEED TUITION INSULATES STUDENTS
INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER IN STUDENTS A FLAT RATE OF TUITION OVER FROM THE SHOCKS OF SIGNIFICANT AND
RELATION TO COLLEGE FINANCES. THEIR COLLEGE CAREER. UNEXPECTED INCREASES.
A Comparison of
Tuition
Disparities
among City
Surburban,
Town, and Rural
Public OVER THE PAST 50 YEARS COMMUNITY COLLEGES
HAVE INCREASED IN PRICE.
"COMMUNITY COLLEGES HAVE EMERGED AS AN
AFFORDABLE ALTERNATIVE FOR STUDENTS
CONSIDERING THE PURSUIT OF POST SECONDARY

Community EDUCATION AND WORKFACE TRAINING."

Colleges
The Impacts
of State
Control
Policies on
College STATE HAS TRIED TO CONTROL TUITION "THE STATE POLICY EFFORTS CONSIDERED FOR

Tuition INCREASES OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS. THIS STUDY INCLUDE SETTING TUITION CAPS,
PROVIDING INCENTIVES, AND LINKING TUITION
POLICY TO FINANCIAL AID POLICY."

Increase
 • For every 10 scholarships a student
applies for, they will receive 1 award on
average.

• The Department of Education and

colleges award more than $46 billion in
scholarships each year! Private
Getting the companies and fundations each year.
• Private companies and foundations award
Financial Aid more than $35 million every year.

So Many Need
Tuition Increase by
Academic Majors
• A major that requires the institution to provide
laboratories, field experiences, and so on.

• When tuition at a college is the same across majors,

students in higher-cost majors pay relatively less
than students in lower-cost disciplines.

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 • Many students don’t pay the
listed tuition at their
schools.

• "Increases in financial aid in

recent years have enabled
colleges to raise their
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financial aid."

Federal Aid Increase Tuition

Costs
Why is College so
Expensive
• Surge in demand
• Increase in financial aid
• Lack of state funding
• A need for more faculty members and money to pay
them
• Ballooning student services

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 • Tuition at public four-year
institutions rose
72% between 2008 and
2014.

• Tuition at a private four- year

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institutions rose
26% between 2008 and
2014.

Comparison of Public and

Private Institutions
 In 2008 a dramatic declines in state funding for
higher education

Major Decline Recently states have begun to increase their

support colleges and universities, which can lead
in State to a decrease in tuition costs.
Appropriations
"The states with the largest budget cuts tended
to be those in which tuitions increased the
most."
 College Tuition leaving students in
debt
• Approximately two-thirds of all college students graduate
with student loan debt.

• Americans owe more than $875 billion in student loans.

• The average college student's debt is $23,700.

Top 10 Most Expensive
Colleges in America
• 1. Sarah Lawrence College- $61,236
• 2. New York University- $59,337
• 3. Harvey Mudd College- $58,913
• 4. Columbia University- $58,742
• 5. Wesleyan University- $58,502

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Top 10 Most Expensive Colleges in America

• 6. Claremont McKenna College-

$58,065
• 7. Dartmouth College- $57,996
• 8. New School Parsons School of
Design- $57,910
• 9. Johns Hopkins University-
$57,820
• 10. University of Chicago-
$57,711

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Is College Worth the
Cost? Pros

• More job opportunities

• New experiences
• Gain a better education

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Is College Worth the
Cost? Cons
• Debt/Student Loans
• Stress
• A lot of jobs don't require college education

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Ways to Reduce
College Costs
• Don’t buy new textbooks
• Earn money while in school
• Start off at a community college
• Choose the right meal plan
• Explore all of your aid options.

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 College Tuition Facts

• It is 400% more expensive to go to college today than it was

30 years ago.

• The government would have to spend $62.6 billion a year to

make public college tuition free.
 • Adam, Michelle. "Does Federal Aid Increase
Tuition Costs?" The Hispanic Outlook in Higher
Education, vol. 16, no. 1, Oct 10, 2005, pp. 29.
ProQuest,
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• Cooper, Mary A. "High School Students Not

Prepared to Face Tuition Hikes." The Hispanic
Outlook in Higher Education, vol. 22, no. 15,
May 07, 2012, pp. 50-51.
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• Reyes, Lindsay. "Pros And Cons Of Going To

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