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Rising Cost of Higher Education

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Soaring college costs have prompted a Congressional inquiry. Here are the details.

Nobel Intent: Choosing science in the face of debt
"Are student debts actually keeping college graduates from considering careers in teaching science or performing research?"
2004-05 college tuition: Movin' on up - May. 19, 2004
CNN/Money finds hikes between 4.5% and 11%, and looks at why tuition outpaces inflation. May 19, 2004: 11:09 AM EDT By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN/Money senior writer
The Rising Price of Higher Education
The Rising Price of Higher Education By William Trombley State spending for public colleges and universities dropped sharply last year, as the state-by-state numbers contained in this special report from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education demonstrate. At the same time, tuition and required fee charges rose significantly in many states, and some states reduced their student financial aid programs.
Do Academic Research Costs Drive Up Undergraduate Tuition?
NSF Issue Brief 97-313. No, says the NSF. "This Issue Brief examines whether academic research costs drive up tuition charges. It compares tuition increases for higher education institutions with differing levels of research activity--extensive to little to none--and differing governance structures."
Think College Is out of Reach? Think Again.
Suzanne Tregarthen, The Christian Science Monitor, August 8, 1997. "We should question our assumption that college is too expensive for most Americans. It might be a good time to ask ourselves these questions: How much should a person pay for his or her own college education? What share is fair? Should equally qualified students have equal opportunity to attend the best colleges despite different abilities to pay? And finally, what is our "social contract" as it relates to higher education?"
The College Cost Crisis
Written in 2003 by Rep. Boehner & Rep. McKeon. Argues for the deregulation of higher education.
NPR : Taking Issue... The Rising Costs of College
Three views on the cost of higher education.