Article Summary: The Case Against Free College

Many people dream of a life filled with riches, but that dream is hard to obtain without a college degree. It is somewhat ironic how people dream of being a successful student and going to college but the cost of tuition turns that dream into a horrible nightmare. It is not a shock to most people when they that college tuition is expensive, but in the past few years it has increased to an all-time high. Lower and middle class students have now begun to realize that college tuition is holding them away from their dreams. Even though college tuition could provide opportunities for job creation and economic growth, tuition is not affordable for the average American household which in effect, prohibits students from taking opportunities like going to college in the first place. Since tuition has risen 3 times higher the rate of inflation in the past 10 years, this increase a student’s chances of not being able to afford higher education and also gives them a better chance of accumulating debt post-graduation.

In conclusion, there are several emotional and logical appeals to support free community college tuition. This proposal will give more opportunities for many people and allow them to have a better future. President Obama has provided Americans the opportunity to advance their careers and education. Free community college should be supported because it will not only advance careers and education, but it will help the nation’s economy, build a stable government, and more importantly, give fulfillment to American

Going to college for many students is just a normal part of life. It is what will enable them to get an education that eventually will lead to get a well-paid job and the resources and the status to live a comfortable life. But for college professor, Andrew Delbanco, the American college has a higher purpose. In the article “College at Risk”, Delbanco states that colleges should be promoting critical thinking among students, through knowledge of the past and the interaction with each other; as well as, help them discover their talents and passions and figure out what they want to do in life. This type of education is called liberal arts and for Delbanco, it represents the ideal education. However, the high cost of receiving an education and the competitive labor market is making very hard for student to obtain a liberal art education.

Firstly, college should be granted to students freely because it will encourage them to concentrate on their educations. Some college students are working part-time jobs and are full-time students. Perhaps, working through college will not always cover all of a student's education expenses including books, supplies, room and board. If free tuition is given, students will have further time to educate themselves. Moreover, college tuition and prices are at an all-time high. Each year, prices are rising higher and higher. For 2015-16 academic year, the average cost of tuition, fees, room, and board cost

The total U.S. student loan debt now surpasses $1.2 trillion and there is more than 40 million recipients owing on federal and private student loans (Malone). Most of the college students in the United States can’t afford their education by themselves and, as a result, students end up drowning in student loans in order to earn a degree. Student debt is a major problem in the US, and it is a major influence on the gap between rich and poor. A more accessible college education would help reduce the gap between rich and poor in the United States.

College should be free because of it can makes a big effect on student 's lives. If college can be free, more students would go to school and to get a higher degree for themselves. Then after graduating college without debt, students can be able to think about their own life such as doing business, buying house, etc. Also a better - educated population can make positive effect on the society. There could be downside of the situation but students could be able to overcome it because going to college is for their own education and life. Going to college is for changing the student 's own futures and also the

Students shouldn't have to pay for college, should they? No they shouldn't. Many smart kids who are more likely to succeed have little money and cannot afford college. More kids would go to college, also students would have more freedom to choose what they really wanted to do. College should be free for everyone for the kids with less money, it would help some actually go and be successful in life and they would have more freedom to choose what they want to do.

College is one of the most important and life changing times in the life of an American. Leaving high school behind and venturing out to the adult world is an amazing experience that every individual should experience. However, young adults from every corner of the country leave college with crippling debt or do not go to their preferred college of choice. College education should be cheaper as it will help families and students financially and give them the satisfaction with having the opportunity to go to their first choice for college.

Having free tuition for college means that more people who cannot afford it now, would end up going. This is a good thing in terms that more people are getting a good education and continuing their educational careers to hopefully obtain good job, but it also decrease the value of a college education. If more people are able to earn degrees, it devalues them. Finding jobs even with their qualifications would be difficult (Should college be free?). This idea would also apply to the students, mainly student-athletes, that work for multiple years to try to perfect their skill and obtain full or half scholarship. Without the years of hard work, going to college would not be a significant matter. If college was free, gaining a college degree would be almost equivalent to a high school degree as almost anyone would be able to obtain

In the end, free education is never free as the youths will have to pay back for the tuition with excessive taxes. Also, offering free tuition will lower the value of education, and this will translate to lower productivity in the job market. Human beings tend to value the things that they have worked for and therefore offering the education at zero costs means that the students may never take their studies seriously. The government can also adopt different alternatives to the free education without necessarily hurting the economy. Having so many graduates will impact negatively on the job sector. The graduates will hence be competing for the few available jobs which will lead to lower salary and low productivity. Lastly, free college schooling will encourage laziness as the youth will feel that they do not have to apply effort to get a higher education. The federal government, therefore, needs to rethink this strategy and instead work on lowering tuition costs for the underprivileged in the

Free college tuition should be given to students in order for them to focus on their studies and it will help them become more successful. There has been many arguments over this issue. A college education is basically a need now a days because although not many jobs require a college degree good jobs demand them. Many students already struggle with money due to the fact that they do not come from a privileged family so many opportunities don’t apply to them and in most cases they don’t even bother because they know they won’t be able to afford college and many don’t try. Free college tuition should be considered and enforced due to college being very expensive and most students don’t meet the requirements for loans or qualify for financial aid. Many college students are forced to rely on

If we made college free for everyone we would be funding the rich. Families that have the money to pay for some or all of the cost of a college education might choose instead to take advantage of free college at a public institution. Amelia Josephson said, “In effect, the government and taxpayers would be subsidizing the rich. Critics of free college who point to this drawback often argue that a more targeted reform subsidizing college for the poor and the middle class would make more sense. They also point to the example of Brazil, a country with free college where wealthy students reap a lot of the benefits of tuition-free education at public universities.” We don’t need to be giving more money to the rich we need to be taking money from the rich to start helping out the poor more. Free college would cost a lot of money and the money has to come from somewhere. If America somehow changed and moved to a tuition free college where would we get the money from? Taxes are the number one way to get money from. College Raptor says, “Who gets taxed seems to vary based on who is talking, but it seems certain that the upper echelons of American society will see increased taxes if this passes. There is a likelihood that it will increase the upper middle-class as well. Or maybe it will all come from Wall Street speculation taxes. The point is, all we know is that someone will pay these dues through taxes, and the uncertainty of who will carry the burden is not making many Americans comfortable.” People hate getting taxed, so if free college was going to occur. People would get taxed way more because school cost a lot of

From rhetor, point of view, the appeal to his audience, students actives, or people who want college to be free to understand the values with free college comes with the unfair justice toward low-income students will face having free college doesn’t make it fair between the rich nevertheless the poor, Bruenig brought in facts to catch the reader's attention by illustrating, how rich students have a bigger advantage than the poor students. Rhetor emphasized, “But even reasonably accounting for those kinds of responses, the primary result of such increased student benefit generosity would be to fill the pockets of richer students and their families(113).” Writer illustrated, the rhetorical situation with free college, moreover the benefits that come with having free college, the person that truly gain from free college is the rich because the rich are the one that makes a profit from having free college. This is major factor because Bruenig point out the benefits of the rich being rich does not need the help accordingly it should go toward students who truly need the help. Bruenig wants the audience to visualize on their own with the poor getting poorer this feeling can be discouraging to low-income student leading to stress from the unfairness of the riches gain even more. The concern of

In an editorial titled “Make College Free For All” written in The Washington Post Bernie Sanders attempts to persuade the middle class and his peers that free college will be beneficial. He argues that we live in a highly competitive economy and a higher education is needed to survive in the work area. With that being said, unfortunately with the rising costs he realizes that not everybody can afford a higher education. Overall, he wants to have a stronger economy and offering free higher education would be a step towards that goal. Sanders' argument is effective due to his credibility, the factual evidence he includes, and his stance on his topic.

Community college has been a blessing for lower income students such as myself, but, the way it stands right now is the way it should remain. In the article Should Community College be Free? written by Joanne Jacobs there are various opinions with the topic of the first two years of community college being free and the effects towards this idea. This topic has been a discussion question since as long as I can remember but wasn’t truly brought to the table until our previous president Barack Obama stated it in his State of the Union address as he proposed to make the first two years of community college ‘as free and universal in America as high school is today’. This would initially cost the economy “...$60 billion over 10 years”, after learning about how America was during the Great Depression I propose that community college shouldn’t be free for the first two years due to the economy dropping dramatically, community college waitlists being