College by far has become overrated in terms of tuition and fees. I mean, the amount of money we spend a year is by far more than it should be at this point and I'm starting to wonder where all that money is going to. With schools letting go of adjunct teachers and professors who aren't on a tenure, I hope the remaining professors aren't getting paid more. Along with that, the amount of classes are being reduced and students are being required to take classes later on in the year for lack of space or because the class that they needed wasn't being offered at the time. So exactly why are we paying extra money on tuition. We're being taught the same thing as a Community College and a good number of professors who work in the Universities go and work in Community Colleges as well so it's not like we're at an advantage.
I read an article today about how Umass Trustees voted to raise tuition by 5% for in-state undergrads in the 2012-2013 Semester. They say it was necessary to protect the quality of education at the five campus university after a decade of state budget cuts. According to Umass president Robert Caret, the increase would generate $25 million for academic programs. They also noted that the University faced $63 Million in added costs next year for pay raises and a $2.4 Billion construction and modernization program that began awhile ago. I would love to see what exactly becomes affected. Will the amount of academic programs really increase or will the debt the schools owe decrease. Where exactly is the increase in tuition being used?
All information came from: http://www.gloucestertimes.com/local/x318745580/UMass-trustees-vote-to-increase-tuition-fees
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