Introduction: Tuition for higher education is continuing to rise but the increase isn’t enough to cover the gaps of lost money.
Audience Stance: Even with the increase of tuition, it is making up for less than half, on average, of what institutions lost in state funds.
My (author) Stance: At public universities, which enroll 4.1 million students, net tuition increased by $369 — but appropriations declined by $751 per student, and spending per student increased only $92. Private research universities’ per-student spending increased by $907, and private liberal arts colleges’ $298, while their net tuition increased $293 and $381, respectively.
Call for compromise: Lowering the number of credits needed to complete a degree, which in turn would lower tuition fees but would still obtain a degree and pay the fees.