I think about this all the time. I personally think that college should be free. Everything would be so much easier if it was that way. More students would be more successful and the college dropout rate would decline. More people would be more successful and would have better jobs. Students would also go to their dream colleges and get into the programs they want to get the career they want. But also there would be cons to this. I think tax prices would go up due to free college. So we would have to pay more in order to make the funds to cover tuition for a whole country. Also students would not value education, there would be a decline quality of college education, and students will start not taking college seriously. Students would have the idea of “Since I’m going here for free I don’t have to try hard enough”. College would be treated like high school for most people and not come to classes on time, skip class, and miss assignments.
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I agree with this response. When colleges are made free will reduce the number of dropouts in the colleges. Also, the students will have more class time hence reducing the number of students who fail the exams. Due to the increase in the number of people who will be newly enrolled in universities, more people will be employed, reducing unemployment and reducing the rate of poverty in that state.
I agree college itself is expensive and where would college students get that much money.