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marmar

(77,091 posts) Wed Mar 20, 2013, 09:24 PM Mar 2013

Report: State Education Cuts Causing 'Surge' in University Tuition Prices

Published on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 by Common Dreams

Report: State Education Cuts Causing 'Surge' in University Tuition Prices
Higher education tuition hikes disproportionately impact low-income students

- Lauren McCauley, staff writer

The gross slashing of funds for public universities has caused a "surge" in tuition prices, disproportionately impacting low-income students says a new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP).

States are spending an average of 28 percent less this year on public university funding than they did in 2008—a decrease of $2,353 per student. According to CBPP, thirty-six states cut funding by over 20 percent and eleven slashed their budgets by more than one-third. Arizona and New Hampshire have cut their higher education spending in half.

To compensate for this massive gap in funding, the burden of cost has shifted to students in the form of surging tuition which, at four-year public colleges, has grown 27 percent since the 2007-08 year. ................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/03/20-6

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Report: State Education Cuts Causing 'Surge' in University Tuition Prices (Original Post) marmar Mar 2013 OP

No surprise to those of us in Higher Ed Viking12 Mar 2013 #1

Thus creating more student loan debt for students aikoaiko Mar 2013 #2

How did I know Washington was going to be one of the ones at the top of that list. liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #3

the rates are staggering Heddi Mar 2013 #4

Viking12

(6,012 posts)

1. No surprise to those of us in Higher Ed

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Wed Mar 20, 2013, 09:26 PM

Mar 2013

aikoaiko

(34,183 posts)

2. Thus creating more student loan debt for students

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Wed Mar 20, 2013, 09:31 PM

Mar 2013

It's rough on students.

liberal_at_heart

(12,081 posts)

3. How did I know Washington was going to be one of the ones at the top of that list.

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Wed Mar 20, 2013, 11:32 PM

Mar 2013

Heddi

(18,312 posts)

4. the rates are staggering

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Wed Mar 20, 2013, 11:46 PM

Mar 2013

Back in 2001-2003 I took some community college classes, and my quarterly tuition for 15+ credits per quarter ran about $800-1000 per quarter. Not great, but not bad

in 2013 I went back to school and 15 credit hours, at the SAME SCHOOL I went to in 2001-2003 is $1500. Absolutely ridiculous, and that's at the community college level. When I graduated nursing school I had about $20k in student loans. If I graduated now, it would be at least $30-35k at graduation, if not more.

I've also noticed that book prices have gone up as well. My Anatomy & Physiology book that I bought new in 2003 was $160. The same book (newer edition, but same publisher and for all intents and purposes the same book bc not much changes regarding anatomy & physiology in 10 years) is $240 new. Now you have to buy new books because the teachers require you to use a one-time-use-only code for online access and homework. Total bullshit. So you can't even sell your books back for a reasonable price. I kept all my science and nursing books, but math, for example, was a $150 book and I was able to sell it back for $80 (that they went and re-sold used for $110...). Now, that same math book is over $200 and because there's no CD, just the one-time-use code, they'll buy the book back for $20 or some pittance.

Totally ridiculous racket. I'm glad I got into and out of school while the gettin was good...

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