IntroductionToday, more and more jobs require more than a high school diploma. To get a well-paying job you need a college degree. More and more people are attending college to get better paying jobs, but is it worth going to college for a good job with rising tuition across the nation? According to the College Board, from 2002-2003 to 2012-2013, average tuition and fees for a private institution increased an average of 2.4 percent each year. As tuition prices rise every year, this affects millions of college students. It affects college students who must use public aid to pay for college. I conducted a survey to test students' feelings about rising tuition prices. As a college student attending a public university with a government assistant, I wanted to know how other college students felt about rising tuition prices. I wanted to know if this makes them worried about how they will pay for college, if they worry about continuing their education, or if it makes them reconsider attending college if college is a goal for them. As tuition continues to increase every year, it should be a concern for many people. Increasing tuition should matter to people attending college. With rising tuition prices, college students have to worry about how they will pay for college and what kind of aid they should apply for. If tuition continues to rise, college students may need to apply for more financial aid. Rising tuition should be a concern for people who are considering attending college in the future. With tuition prices increasing every year, people planning to attend college will need to find ways to get financial help to pay for college or start saving their money to attend college in the future. Also… half of the paper… I was told about my survey and I agree with them. The comments were very helpful because they showed me what students found confusing and if I were to redo the survey, I would apply the comments and changes the students made to my new survey so other students don't get confused with the question. Conclusion By conducting this survey, I learned that many students, whether they attend a public or private school, are dissatisfied with rising tuition prices. The results support my hypothesis. The next step in this research would be to ask more college students about their thoughts and opinions on rising tuition prices. I would ask more students from different types of colleges and students undertaking different types of degrees. One implication this research may have for other research is that rising tuition prices are hurting students financially.
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