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Colleges in Canada and the U.S should have Free Tuition
Tuition fees is a vital aspect of higher learning in the U.S and Canada. Higher learning
institutions can get extra money from tuition fees to improve the learning environment by
building better learning facilities for learners and paying teachers more salary to attract
experienced teachers to improve learner outcomes. However, tuition fee has become expensive.
and some students, have a hard time raising the amount needed by learning institutions to cater
for their tuition fees. For this reason, there is a dilemma on whether colleges in Canada and the
U.S should have free tuition. In as much as tuition fees caters for some of the students' needs.
colleges in the U.S and Canada should be tuition-free
Colleges in Canada and the U.S should have free tuition to keep students from dropping
out. According to (Guerra), only a small percentage of bachelor's degree students graduate within
the stipulated time after completing a program. Some of the students push their graduation to the
following years and may also end up not graduating or finishing their degree programs. Students
do not choose not to graduate or finish their degree programs. Some factors push them to do so
One of the motivating factors to not completing a degree or failing to graduate is high tuition
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fees. Understandably, there is a small percentage of students who can afford any amount needed
for tuition fees.
On the other hand, some cannot afford the amount needed. These students may be from
low-income families, maybe handling other financially draining life issues that prevent them
from affording tuition fees or lack financial support from families. Some of these students may
need to combine work and studies to cater for tuition fees. As stated by Guerra, according to a
study conducted in Brazil, over sixty percent of students who dropped out of college said that the
main factor was the need to work and at the same time study. Poverty reduction and economic
growth of a country depend on its education level. A country with a high number of school
dropouts cannot reduce poverty levels and grow economically. Furthermore, educated people can
better cope with financial shocks, develop healthier families, and earn high wages, all of which
add up to the growth of a country. Therefore, colleges in Canada and the U.S should make
colleges tuition-free to increase the number of educated people who will contribute to poverty
reduction and economic growth of the countries.
Additionally, colleges in Canada and the U.S should have free tuition to reduce student
debts. According to (Taylor), in Canada, tuition rates have, and debts from students have
significantly increased over the years. On average, a Canadian student completes college with
over $26,000 coming from loans. The estimates are not any different from those of the U.S since
both countries require students to pay high tuition fees. The tuition fee burden is greater since
they are required