Is it really worth it?

  When we think of college in this day in age, the percentage of people wanting to go, and going is incredible. College is a huge stepping-stone for most people. This is the time where people finally figure out their calling in life, learn and prepare for it, and finally go out to the world to pursue their interest, hoping that they’re degree and constant hard work would pay off. That’s all they actually want is for their college fees to be “paid off.” When you think about it, more than 85 percent of people that goes to college most likely comes out with ridiculous fees and debts that need to be paid off sooner than later. These outrageous college tuitions and fees hadn’t always been so overpriced. Back in the 60s, when there were way fewer people looking to go through college achieving their degree and more public funding was in mind, people didn’t have to worry about, “If college will pay off,” or,” Is it worth the time and debt to get a higher education?” They could just go, more or less, without the stresses that people are having today, with tuitions being more than quadrupled since then.

  I have finally come to realize why college tuition has gotten so high, and is still increasing of the years. Public Funding for a higher education was said to have cut federal funds all together, excluding scholarships, etc. With an increase of the percentage of Americans who want to go to college, more supplies are needed in which more money couldn’t be spent for because of other issues the government has on it’s table needing federal funding.

  With all of this, the only solutions I can manage to come up with is cutting down fund for something else that isn’t so important. I see it as if Oil Sectors can “shed” 70,000 jobs, corporations and organizations can clearly cut back. I also believe, although it’s completely ridiculous, that if students could just pay for courses that failed that life would be way easier…. for the student at least. So instead of paying for a higher education, you are being rewarded for getting the higher education and “punished” for the thing to don’t learn, which would be paying that courses fees and chunk of tuition. Of course, this would never happen in a million years, but it’s just ideal.