Perhaps the one thing unifying all college students is tuition. It affects all students one way or another. Some receive scholarships to help alleviate the pressure of tuition costs, but most students find themselves taking out loans or emptying bank accounts to pay the hefty price tag that comes with college. The idea of making college tuition free has seen its fair share of traction, but is it really a solution or would more problems emerge? Students across campus weighed in on this illustrious topic.
Noah Dickman, a third-year political science and economics double major, spoke about the pros that would accompany a free college system.
Dickman noted that private universities would be put on the hot seat, since more students would flock to public universities if tuition was free. Dickman believes the economic ramifications of free tuition would need to be investigated more to find a possible compromise.
The value of the college degree was also discussed as being caught in the crossfire of a free tuition system.
Dickman also said that admitting international students may become more prevalent if tuition was free because public universities would still need to find a way to make money.