The Pros And Cons Of Increasing College Tuition

Statement of Argument College tuition price is continuously rising and becoming more expensive. As reported by the College Board on a listing of tuition data, just about 57 colleges were charging $60,000 or more for tuition in the U.S. through 2014-2015. This is a rather expensive price for higher education, and yet still not much is being done although prices continue to rise. This circumstance of rising tuition hinders those who may want to pursue higher education but cannot afford it. The federal government should provide more funding opportunities for students, both need based and non-need based. This would assist students in a very positive way, three of those reasons being: Students would have a better chance of continuing their education;

Walters describes the beliefs of the Republican Party, which agree that fixed rates would harm them. Tom Mortenson, an independent policy analyst for higher education, claims that The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education no longer focuses limited resources on the most needy kids.

Gary T. Henry and Ross Rubenstein, researchers of social policy relating to higher education, both agree merit-based financial aid for college influences high school students to work harder on schoolwork.

Statement of Purpose The purpose of this research argument is to change the views of the federal government on releasing more financial assistance to college students. More specifically, the audience being targeted is the Republican Party. The Republican Party audience predominantly consist of elected officials who hold power in the financial system. They have the power to grant more financial aid to students through agreeing to increase taxes slightly in order for more money to be distributed. The audience cares deeply for money spending, therefore they may be hesitant due to their high concern of having to raise taxes because this results in them spending more of their own money. Although, the audience might not see how giving more financial assistance would lower student debt, which helps with avoidance of