Student Debt

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Could the costs of attending higher education be off putting or act as a barrier to students? Depending on where the student plans on attending, the annual cost of education could be anywhere from $10,000 to more than $60,000. This all depends on whether they are attending a community college, a state college, or a private college. The debt and stress that come with college take its toll on students; this can also prevent some students from attending a college the best college for their field. These students should understand what they are paying for, and if that debt and stress is going to be worth it for the field they go into.
Students could obstruct their studies and prevent them from getting the most from higher education by trying to …show more content…

With debt accompanies psychological issues and if the debt is not getting paid in a timely manner it will just keep accumulating over time. Having to deal with stress from college to then be thrown into the world expecting to pay off your loans wears on that student even more. The student has to find a job that will both pay for their loans, but also have enough to live healthy. It is up to that student to find ways to manage that stress, and if it is not handled well then issues can become …show more content…

Many schools have recently been coming into budget issues as their money is being put into other sections of the government or even within the school. If more institutions worked with their state government to create something similar to New York’s free tuition for lower income families. This could be in the realm of changing tuition to a lower cost depending on the family’s income. With the change in tuition in New York the state is making sure that the colleges will not come into any financial loss because of this change. As seen from the interviews, the students who were influenced by college costs earned college credit while in high school. Taking classes that fall into a dual-enrollment category could be cheaper on a student in the future. Spending a small amount of money for college classes while in high school might be cheaper than the class when taken during college. If more of the classes became both accessible and cheaper for the high school student, then less money would need to be spent attending

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