The Problem No One Likes Talking About
Dear People Who Do Not Know Tuition is a Problem and People Who Do Know:
It is very clear in the differences between tuition costs of now as opposed to tuition costs of five years ago. Each student that got accepted and now attends the University of Alabama must pay the university for cost of attendances; although that is not the only thing they will be paying large sums of money for. Unregulated on how much a university can charge for its enrollment, there is no one out there willing to stand up to these men of business and not of education. There have been many controversies on the debate of pre-paid programs such as the PACT, better known as the Pre-Paid Affordable College Tuition, but there is no price regulation on how much a college can charge a student. Colleges have been more than willing to use every excuse in the book to justify its actions, but there have been ways suggested to help fix this problem.
In an interview done in late July of this year, some light was shed on the problems that the university was facing. Deborah Lane, assistant to the president and assistant vice president for University of Alabama relations, said when the economy is flat or in a recession as it is now, the only remaining source of funding is tuition. Her reasoning behind this was, "If state funding is not available to cover increased costs, the university is forced to rely on tuition increases so that we can continue to provide the high-quality educational experience UA students and their parents expect.” This was easily identified when the a panel of people on the Alabama State University Board decided to raise tuition by 9.4 percent from last year. The problem is not the lack of income coming from students, but the ability to properly accommodate the students after they have paid. With increases in the number of students, should there not be more money lying around to spend with? The answer is yes, and as high as it is, there is no more need raise tuition.
There have been ways to combat the issue of higher tuition costs. Instead of letting more students in, and then trying to give out funds in the appropriate fields, we could instead cutback on acceptance, and then use the available resources we do have to give to the current students. This means that there is no more need to find a place for students to learn, no need to go out and build multi-million dollar buildings, but actually use up the space we do have and have the teachers teach. By raising the bar education wise, this gives us the upper-hand on other schools because we will get more federal funding for students who would more than likely succeed here, and get the good grades, so that means less money is being spent towards student aid, and more money to lessen tuition.
The University of Alabama has one of the highest student population in the country. In fall 2006, there was over 23,878 students who attended the University of Alabama. (taken from the University of Alabama’s FAQ page) This number has increased, by an extra 2,000 students which make about 26,000. It must be expensive to cater to each one’s basic needs, and the place where they get the money is in tuition. In colleges such as the University of South Alabama, the tuition costs less, also in proportion, there is a considerable amount less of kids in the school who are enrolled.
This is a the University of Alabama, no FCCJ or Florida Community College of Jacksonville. In other words, this school has a prestigious name, it needs to be the bar for excellence while at the same time affordable for those who deserve to come. Tuition for out of state students is so high that on average, the out of state student is paying about $13,000 a semester. Added up over four years and it comes out to be just a little over a tenth of a $1,000,000 dollars. This is ludicrous, and needs to be checked, and fixed. The problem maybe internal, maybe the president doesn’t need to have a multi million dollar estate with ten year.
The problem is not the economy because as a rule of thumb, educational institutions tend to do better in economic hard times. The problem is the apathetic view on the subject as a whole. These are all problems that can be fixed, although it may not be easy. A higher standard may not be the solution, but someone higher than a freshman English student writing a blog needs to take a serious look and totally evaluate the entire situation and come up with a swift and effective solution.
In conclusion, the pre-paid college funding for tuition is not only a high risk, but almost a complete fail all together. It is being decided if funding should continue being put into it, even though there is scarce amount left. The amount of students allowed in is to high to lessen the cost of tuition, the more staff, the more money. Out of state students help by giving more money, but almost doubling it is not a good answer, the university’s bottom line needs to education; not the dollar.
The Problem No One Likes Talking About
Dear People Who Do Not Know Tuition is a Problem and People Who Do Know:
It is very clear in the differences between tuition costs of now as opposed to tuition costs of five years ago. Each student that got accepted and now attends the University of Alabama must pay the university for cost of attendances; although that is not the only thing they will be paying large sums of money for. Unregulated on how much a university can charge for its enrollment, there is no one out there willing to stand up to these men of business and not of education. There have been many controversies on the debate of pre-paid programs such as the PACT, better known as the Pre-Paid Affordable College Tuition, but there is no price regulation on how much a college can charge a student. Colleges have been more than willing to use every excuse in the book to justify its actions, but there have been ways suggested to help fix this problem.
In an interview done in late July of this year, some light was shed on the problems that the university was facing. Deborah Lane, assistant to the president and assistant vice president for University of Alabama relations, said when the economy is flat or in a recession as it is now, the only remaining source of funding is tuition. Her reasoning behind this was, "If state funding is not available to cover increased costs, the university is forced to rely on tuition increases so that we can continue to provide the high-quality educational experience UA students and their parents expect.” This was easily identified when the a panel of people on the Alabama State University Board decided to raise tuition by 9.4 percent from last year. The problem is not the lack of income coming from students, but the ability to properly accommodate the students after they have paid. With increases in the number of students, should there not be more money lying around to spend with? The answer is yes, and as high as it is, there is no more need raise tuition.
There have been ways to combat the issue of higher tuition costs. Instead of letting more students in, and then trying to give out funds in the appropriate fields, we could instead cutback on acceptance, and then use the available resources we do have to give to the current students. This means that there is no more need to find a place for students to learn, no need to go out and build multi-million dollar buildings, but actually use up the space we do have and have the teachers teach. By raising the bar education wise, this gives us the upper-hand on other schools because we will get more federal funding for students who would more than likely succeed here, and get the good grades, so that means less money is being spent towards student aid, and more money to lessen tuition.
The University of Alabama has one of the highest student population in the country. In fall 2006, there was over 23,878 students who attended the University of Alabama. (taken from the University of Alabama’s FAQ page) This number has increased, by an extra 2,000 students which make about 26,000. It must be expensive to cater to each one’s basic needs, and the place where they get the money is in tuition. In colleges such as the University of South Alabama, the tuition costs less, also in proportion, there is a considerable amount less of kids in the school who are enrolled.
This is a the University of Alabama, no FCCJ or Florida Community College of Jacksonville. In other words, this school has a prestigious name, it needs to be the bar for excellence while at the same time affordable for those who deserve to come. Tuition for out of state students is so high that on average, the out of state student is paying about $13,000 a semester. Added up over four years and it comes out to be just a little over a tenth of a $1,000,000 dollars. This is ludicrous, and needs to be checked, and fixed. The problem maybe internal, maybe the president doesn’t need to have a multi million dollar estate with ten year.
The problem is not the economy because as a rule of thumb, educational institutions tend to do better in economic hard times. The problem is the apathetic view on the subject as a whole. These are all problems that can be fixed, although it may not be easy. A higher standard may not be the solution, but someone higher than a freshman English student writing a blog needs to take a serious look and totally evaluate the entire situation and come up with a swift and effective solution.
In conclusion, the pre-paid college funding for tuition is not only a high risk, but almost a complete fail all together. It is being decided if funding should continue being put into it, even though there is scarce amount left. The amount of students allowed in is to high to lessen the cost of tuition, the more staff, the more money. Out of state students help by giving more money, but almost doubling it is not a good answer, the university’s bottom line needs to education; not the dollar.
