College Tuition Should Be Abolished Essay

Elizabeth Warren 317 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510

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While some may say that college tuition is a fair amount of money to pay for education, I say, along with many others, that college tuition is a broken system that robs students and their families and is responsible for hundreds of thousands of students in debt. College tuition should be lowered because the average family can’t afford it, the system is unfair, and way too many Americans are in debt because of the high prices.

My first reason for college tuition to be lowered is that the average family does not have enough money for higher education. The New York Times claims that the Median family income has risen slightly, to about $64,000, while median home prices have increased by about two-thirds. This can make it very hard for most families to pay off their house alone, better yet pay for college. Think Adviser informs that “The survey results, released early Wednesday, show that only 17% of Americans overall believe they can cover the expense of college for themselves or a family member.” This statement shows how low of a number of Americans think they can afford college.

Time Magazine uses the comparison of a gallon of milk. “Tuition at Stanford University in 1980-81 was $6,285. Thirty years later, Stanford’s tuition had risen to $38,700. Tuition in 2011-12 is $40,050. If the cost of milk had grown at the same rate, a gallon of milk would now cost approximately $15.” Time magazine also states that “Since loans now comprise 70% of financial aid packages, the growing tuition burden falls squarely on student-borrowers who may have saved for college but who still can’t meet the high cost of attendance.” These statements show how unfair this system is to have such a growing price, and even if kids save up all their lives, they still cannot