The Case for Tuition Increases at State Colleges

There has been an ongoing debate about whether to give the State Universities in New York State to increase tuition as they please without legislative approval. The governor is all for it while the legislature is dead set against it. I believe that the State should give them the authority to raise the rates as they please but with regulation that the students aid will increase with corresponding increase in tuition. Already the State each year keeps on cutting the aid to the colleges and then they expect the colleges to spend and keep more students in their schools. How can that be possible?

The legislature is concerned that the colleges will raise tuition and it will hurt the poor students. But you know what it is already hurting the poor students because the state cuts the aid each year and then try to dictate their own agenda on the colleges. This has to stop. We all need independent universities and colleges since the name just reflect that they are owned in name only by the state since most of the budget is self generated. If the tuition is increased then the students may hurt in the short term but they will adjust since they are getting a great and quality education at low prices as compared to other states. It will hurt students also but in the end it will attract quality students and great teachers.