no
“As the cost of college begins to increase, more and more Americans begin to fight for free access to public universities. Unfortunately, eliminating college tuition is not quite possible. Public universities should not become tuition-free because that would decrease the value of a degree and reduce the quality of public schools.
Removing college tuition would provide more people with an opportunity to advance their education at a university. At first, this may seem like a great thing until it gets to the point where everyone has a PhD. This can, in a way, be considered inflation. If everyone has a college degree, the value of them will decrease. Also, allowing everyone to have access to a higher level of education would reduce the competition needed to obtain certain degrees and certifications. For example, if everyone was able to become a doctor or a lawyer, then the amount of people working in those professions would be immense. As those careers become more popular, the amount of people working at places like Walmart and Starbucks would decrease, making it difficult to purchase the necessary items for survival. In order for our economy to flow effectively, there has to be a healthy balance between education and jobs.
The quality of public universities will also be affected if college tuition is eliminated. College tuition is necessary to keep a university running because some of the money can be put towards paying professors and other faculty members on campus. Every faculty member on campus plays a role in a student’s life, and without them, college would not be the same. If public universities were tuition-free, students would have to reside in low quality dorms and learn in poor quality classrooms. Without the necessary funds, public universities would look like rest stops: filthy and overcrowded.
While everyone would like to be given an education for free, it is not reasonable, and it is not necessarily free either. Even if students do not pay for college tuition directly, they will still be paying for an education through an increase in taxes. A more reasonable solution would be to reduce college tuition to lower the amount of debt that students accrue, making it slightly easier to pay off student loans. Unfortunately, even if tuition was reduced, some people would still not be able to afford college. Perhaps the best way to solve the issue is for bigger universities and organizations to offer more scholarships and for high schools to inform students on how to receive free money.
In conclusion, in order to maintain the value of degrees and the quality of universities, students should be required to pay to expand their knowledge. By limiting the amount of students that can afford college tuition, competition is increased, making a college degree more attractive to society. Moreover, tuition is necessary to help universities provide an advanced education for students in a safe and clean environment. Having tuition ensures that all of the students at a university are there because they genuinely want to succeed in life, which distinguishes college from high school.”
Sumer from Virginia