Is the Cost of College Too High?

Is the Cost of College Too High?There has been an interesting debate raging in a number of quarters recently about whether or not it is the cost of college that is causing students to become more disruptive and less interested in completing their coursework. Is this at all possible?As I stated in my last column, as the cost of college continues to rise, more students are unable to make the monthly payments to keep their loans paid off. The most obvious reason for this is that many students cannot afford the rising costs of living and food, let alone the massive costs of tuition, books, and transportation to and from school. Is it really possible to write an argumentative essay that states the importance of the financial costs of college to anyone?The simple answer is yes, it can be done if you're willing to think beyond just the interest rates on student loans. Of course, this argumentative essay must also address the value of attending college.The cost of college and the value of at tending college are two different things. College is an investment that will pay dividends for the rest of your life. It is difficult to understand why someone would pay money for a degree but not want to use that money in the future.While there are many ways to talk about the value of attending college without necessarily saying that it is the cost of college that is causing students to lose interest, one way to provide real value is to show the connection between attending college and finding employment. So, if the argument is being made that students are no longer looking for jobs because they simply don't have the money to pay the bills, one would definitely have to say that the student should have thought of this before going to college.If the students truly think that the high cost of college is holding them back from success, they should have found a way to finance their education in other ways, rather than using their college tuition to pay for everything, like many do. They should have recognized that they could make savings by becoming self-employed, getting a part-time job, or even taking out a personal loan to afford school and a car. Remember, a car is useful, but not if you don't drive it.If the argument is being made that the high cost of education is taking students away from the big picture, one can only say that someone should have made a larger financial commitment before they left home. We need to consider the impact of the rising cost of education on our future economic stability, and rather than blame anyone for this, we should try to find a solution.