Increase in college tuition
...at has experienced such an increase. Four-year public universities and colleges, 16 states have increased tuition costs by more than 10%. Massachusetts had the greatest increase, increasing costs and fees by more than 24 percent. Missouri, Texas, and North Carolina followed closely behind. Four-years schools are not the only places of higher education having to increase costs. Two-year colleges have also have had to increase student’s bills. Massachusetts tied for the state increasing the most in this department, with New Hampshire, both states increasing by 26 percent. Despite increases in many states California, Maine, Hawaii, New York and Pennsylvania showed little or no increase in public two-year tuition from the past year. To make matters worse student financial aid is also down. Only 14 states have increased their spending in student grant aid by more than 10 percent, while 17 states have decreased their total investment. These increases and decreases come at a rough a time, when unemployment is high and a college education is almost required for most well paying jobs. This may ...