Should Tuition Fees Be Raised?
By GemmaR
@GemmaR (8517)
October 17, 2010 1:33pm CST
http://quazen.com/reference/should-tuition-fees-be-raised/
Have a look at the above article and see if you agree/disagree with any of it.
Personally, I don't think that they should be made any higher than they already are, as people struggle to find the cash as it is.
Would you be prepared to pay the amounts stated in the article for your education?
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12 responses
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
18 Oct 10
Why doesn't anyone look into grants, scholarships, etc. That would pay for part of the tuition fees. And for children of poor, working class, and middle class families, that will keep their families by being burdened by higher tuition fees. I think there should be a cap and I was one of those children whose family were unable and unwilling to pay for me to go to University and that was over 40 years ago.
So naturally I am not in favor of increasing tuition fees since for people like me who were quite intelligent, not getting a higher education meant that we took longer to pay for our house, and other things that the higher educated were able to get.
@IsisGreen (554)
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28 Oct 10
Pay for your house, ha!
Crushing burden number 2 for todays soon-to-be graduates.
(And yes, very much agreeing with you on the importance of ensuring that the inability to pay is not a barrier to university. But I don't actually have an answer on how to do this. Increasingly it looks like universities must look to private sources of wealth to fund such grants. Clearly some universities are better placed than others in this regard, but even those with highly successful alumni have to work hard to raise enough. And I'm a little wary of embracing corporate money lest it undermine academic independence. But Warwick Uni is apparently doing this pretty well.)
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@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
28 Oct 10
I know what you mean. When we bought our house, the mortgage interest rate was just under 20 percent and we could only take it out for a few months to a year to get the best rates. We did not want to take a variable mortgage because then we might get the next one higher. And we could hardly save any money. I got very creative in budgeting and making things last.
But here in Canada, we have private firms who give grants and burseries, some to the students who need the most, and some to high school students who get the best overall academic performance, plus there are those designed for students from specific families, like railroad workers, department store workers, etc. I do wonder why there is not that much going down in the States.
When our sons wanted to go to University, my husband told them to take advantage of every grant and bursury they could. Even if it is corporate money, it does not mean that they were obligated to join the company. And it worked.
@IsisGreen (554)
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28 Oct 10
Best thing about this is that it's going to re-ignite some political activism in students. Sure, Gaza is a (metaphorical, at least) minefield and freeing Tibet somewhat passe. But when it's £10k more in fees, students might just wake up.
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
19 Oct 10
I din know there's such a system? IF the fees are not returned within 25 years, it will be waviered off?? IF that's really the case, i dun mind taking up the tuitioo loans.. lol =D Besides, i only have got to worry for 25 years, and i get to study for free as well. haha =D 
Also, there's definitely something wrong with their system. If they wanna increase those tuition fees, they should do away with the 25 years later system as well.. haha
Also, there's definitely something wrong with their system. If they wanna increase those tuition fees, they should do away with the 25 years later system as well.. haha 
@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
27 Oct 10
OK I might as well tell you in advance that I am old. lol
When I went to college, it was $90 per semester tuition, plus about $50 - $100 for books. I am so glad I don't have to figure out how to pay for it now.
On the other hand, I have 3 children who are going to need to figure it out, and need my help too, so heaven help us.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
20 Oct 10
I don't think that the prices of higher education should be any higher than what they are right now. You see, there are already a lot of people in this area that can't afford to go to school as it is and they want to have a higher education. That said, I think that there should be things that can be done that would be able to make the cost of a higher education more affordable for a person that is of lower income. That is the only way that I think things could be fair.
@bounce58 (17387)
• Canada
21 Oct 10
Thankfully, I'm done with schooling. Even the post graduate course I was taking, I've more or less given up. Partly because of high tuition.
I'm sure it's going to be more expensive when my kids grow up. But, I've taken the initiative to start saving for their education so they don't have to worry about it when it's their time to go.
@patgalca (18181)
• Orangeville, Ontario
17 Oct 10
I think post secondary education is unbelievably expensive. You hear about it taking years for students to pay off their student loans. We have an RESP for our daughters but we started late and could only contribute a small amount every month. My oldest daughter is going to college next year and we will only have $11,000 for her. Fortunately she is not going to a 3 or 4 year university course because we have zero dollars extra to help her and she is not getting enough hours at work to save up for college.
The only way our youngsters are going to be able to make a good living is to have post-secondary education. Making it too expensive means the next generation is going to be even poorer than this one.
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
18 Oct 10
hi Gemma it says that the students can wait to pay back all of the money once they make over so much a year so I think it would work if they keep the same payback system as before. but this sounds like this is only in Canada and Britain not the US.I think universities should put a cap on charges and stay under so much so kids who really want a college education and come from poorer families can get that education and pay it back once they are making good money.I know here in the US the top Us are way too expensive but some of the ones a bit lower are still
excellant schools and the kids can get decent jobs from g etting an education at these less expensive Us and Colleges.
@dodo19 (47117)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
18 Oct 10
Right now, I'm doing my last year of undergraduate studies. So, I know exactly how expensive it can be. I am getting in debt because of my studies. As much as I'm enjoying my time and I am glad that I am doing this, I don't like how expensive it is. And I do know that the government where I live wants to make the tuitions higher. I really don't think that they should do this. I think that we can safely say that a lot of students are struggling to pay for tuition and such. I think that this will push students away from getting an undergraduate degree.
@Keola12 (799)
• United States
18 Oct 10
No. I don't think tuition should be raised. Colleges and Universities generate billions of dollars a year through donations. With all that money the universities generate, it's enough for each student to go to college for free here in the United States, instead of making the tax payers pay money to support colleges and Universities.
@kingblack147 (150)
• United States
18 Oct 10
I do not think that tuition fees should be raised for the simple fact that it just seems like the government would be trying to move post secondary education out of reach for lower income families. how do they expect us to become productive members of society and to help strengthen the economy or to develop potentially life saving advances in medicine if they deny us the opportunity to do so. of course the higher income and rich families wouldn't be particularly affected by it. but think of dear old Jose from LA who honestly just wants to better himself and be the first of the family to go and graduate from college to become a successful business man.. but now can't because he faces a huge financial barrier well now instead of seeking financial assistance in the form of huge loans that he'd be lucky enough to pay back withing a few years of graduating. He now elects to be content with just making min. wage. or he might just go into crime..
