Positive Changes because of Free Colleges

In Today’s society, having a college education could mean the difference between being poor and living comfortably. So, why aren’t so many people going to college to get additional education? The answer is, they don’t have the money to pay for it. A large amount of people in the United States skip going to college and getting a degree because college tuition, as well as other college other expenses, is too much. Not only do people skip college because of the cost of college tuition, but a number of students switch majors from a career they love to a career that will pay off the debt from their degree. This problem could be fixed by simply eliminating or reducing tuition fees.. However, there is still a large amount of people who wrongly believe college tuition should not be free. They look at what could go wrong, instead of seeing what can go right,, like an increase in the number of people who go to college, a decrease in the amount of debt students are in during, and after college, and positive effects on the economy. College tuition should be free because it would create countless positive changes for both people, universities, and the economy.

One positive change is that free college tuition would create a boost in the percentage of people who go to college, versus skipping it. For example, enrollment for German universities rose twenty-two percent after tuition became free. However, Germany isn't the only country to experience a rise in enrollment after getting rid of tuition fees. Scotland, for example, had an increase in enrollment by seventeen percent after reducing, or dropping, tuition fees. This increase in the number of people who enroll for college would happen for the United States if it too, were to eliminate tuition costs. In fact, the boost in enrollment means more people would receive a wider range of knowledge and skills, which are necessary as more and more jobs require a postsecondary education. Therefore, dropping tuition fees and increasing enrollment rates would help more people both secure and keep a job.

There are some, however, who disagree with free tuition, saying that an increase in enrollment without tuition would cause universities to lose an important source of revenue. According to the news article titled “cons of having free education” by Jon Marcus, He Explains this argument by stating that tuition is too important to lose, as a large portion of these fees are used to support research in universities. What critics arguing this don’t take into consideration is that with the extra people coming in the amount of money the college can earns. You may wonder how this would be possible since the colleges would no longer have the tuition fees. However, they would replace the tuition fees with money earned from campus businesses and events. Colleges and universities have on campus stores and food courts that allow students to purchase food, drinks, books for classes, and so much more. As well as, colleges and universities have a number of different organizations and extracurricular activities that students have to buy tickets to attend, also the money brought in from concession stands at these events. There is also a number of merchandise students and the students families can buy to support the college in which they attend, which most students do. Therefore, making tuition free wouldn’t cost the colleges money, but make them money by not including tuition, in addition to helping the student population stay in a good financial position.

Although the solution to make college tuition free seems easy. there are still some people who are still going to be skeptical because they believe that free tuition would badly impact the economy. They have these opinions because free tuition would take away control over what people study, as they would no longer need to worry as much about their financial issues, and allow them to get a degree for something they are passionate about. They go on to believe this to a failing economy due to a lack of control. However, what most of these critics fail to acknowledge is how giving students free tuition, and therefore choices about their future career, would actually help the economy, not hurt it. For example, nowadays most jobs require, a higher-level of knowledge, skills, and abilities best acquired through a college education. However, with the large number of workers that skip college because it is too expensive, This means that the less educated the American population is, the worse off the United States economy is. If college tuition was free, then more people would go to college and get the degrees needed for them to thrive and help the economy improve. So, in reality, making tuition free wouldn’t worsen the economy, but in fact make it better.

In conclusion, tuition should be free because it would create many positive changes. Free tuition wouldn’t just help students trying to get degrees, but it would also help universities and the economy. There may still be some that find this statement untrue. But, People who hadn't thought college and a postsecondary education was a possibility would finally be able to consider and plan it. With all the people finally getting a better education the United States economy would be better. Also, their wouldn’t be as many people looking for a job unable to find one because they don’t meet the required standard of having a college degree. A college degree is necessary, and everyone who wants to have one should get the opportunity to earn one.