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Subject Author Date college fees rising faster than tuitions Beliavsky 09-04-2007  Re: college fees rising faster than tuitions rick++ 09-04-2007
Posted by Beliavsky on September 4, 2007, 11:13 am http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/04/education/04fees.html As Support Lags, Colleges Tack on Student Fees By Jonathan D. Glater New York Times September 4, 2007 "College administrators say public universities are increasingly tacking on fees for the same reasons that some are experimenting with differential tuition for different majors: state support for higher education has languished, and legislatures shy away from approving tuition increases. Fees can often be set by individual campuses. At just over half the nation's four-year public colleges, fees rose faster than tuition in the 2005-6 school year and the previous year, according to the College Board, which tracks trends in college costs. Over all, in 2005-6 - the most current year for which there is available data - fees rose by an average of 8 percent to 11 percent at public four-year institutions, well above the rate of inflation." ********************************************************************************** If fees can rise arbitrarily faster than tuition, that may nullify the "hedging" benefit of pre-paid college tuition plans and make 529 plans more attractive by comparison. In general I think higher education is a ripe target for cost cutting, because it has been insulated from marketplace pressures and subsidized by the government for too long. Richard Vedder has a good blog on college affordability at http://collegeaffordability.blogspot.com/ . Posted by rick++ on September 4, 2007, 1:48 pm California public colleges have had free tuition for in state students since Governement Reagan(?) made it so in the 1960s. But their "fees" are comparable to other state's tuitions. Similar Threads Posted student loans to achieve higher earning power faster. January 24, 2008, 5:22 pm Expense ratio vs Redemption fees December 10, 2006, 9:36 am FROM THE MODERATORS: Fees versus commissions April 1, 2007, 10:07 am Vanguard restructuring account fees May 24, 2007, 10:45 am mutual fund transaction fees October 12, 2007, 4:27 pm Finding out fund's fees and taxes March 15, 2008, 3:55 pm Re: Why does Canada have high mutual fund fees? December 9, 2006, 12:46 pm Minimum attorney fees for settling estates in PA August 5, 2008, 7:45 pm Highlighting Excessive Fees on Retirement Bottom Line - Book & Mystery November 17, 2007, 1:32 pm 123 College June 19, 2008, 5:12 am