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MaddisonClark

ProfessorMalcolmCampbell

UWRT1104

2/14/17

TopicProposal:$100,000PieceofPaper

Introduction/Overview

Iwillbeconductingmyresearchontheincreasingcostofcollegesanduniversities

nationwideandthestrugglefreshgraduatesgothroughwhiletryingtopayofftheirdebts.

Nowadays,itisnearlyimpossibletosecureawellpayingjobwithbenefitswithouta

collegedegree.However,collegeisexpensiveandyoungstudentsdonotwanttohavealarge

amountofmoneyhangingovertheirheads.Addtothismixturethedifficultyofnewgraduatesto

findajob.Thehighpriceofcollegeisdeterringstudentsfromtheeducationtheywantand

workedfortheirwholelives.

IwentontothegeneralUNCCLibrarypageandwasabletosearchthistopicandfind

somegoodsources.Mostofthesesourcesareprintbooksorebooks.Ialsosearchedmytopic

usingthedatabaseAcademicSearchComplete.WiththisIwasabletofindnewsarticlesand

periodicals.

Themainsidesinthistopicwouldbethestudentswhohavetopayoffthedebt,andthe

collegeswhoarecharginghighprices.Othersideswouldbeparents,loancompanies,andthe

government.Mostoftheconversationsbetweenthesegroupsofpeopleoccurthroughwriting

suchasarticlesandjournalswrittenbackandforth.

StudentDebt:Shouldc ollegetuitionbefree?
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oCQResearcher.11/18/2016,Vol.26Issue41,p965988.24p.

TheStudentDebtCrisis.

oNEAToday.Winter2015,p1818.1p.

SentencedtoD
ebt.

oProgressive.Nov2013,Vol.77Issue11,p3234.3p.

InitialInquiryQuestion

Isthehighpriceofacollegeeducationcausingtheenrollmentratetodecrease?

MyInterestinthisTopic

IminterestedinthistopicbecauseIamcurrentlyenrolledincollegeandcouldonlypay

formyeducationthroughstudentloans.CollegeisveryexpensiveandIampayingforitsothis

topicrelatestomeandmyfuture.Ialsowanttofindoutthroughmyresearchwhycollegeprices

aresohigh.Idoknowthatcollegesneedmoneytopaybillsandbuymaterialsandpaythestaff,

butwhenacollegehas20,000studentspayingcloseto$100,000each,whereexactlydoesallthe

moneygo?

NextSteps

Iwillbereturningtothelibrarydatabasepageandthelibraryitselftolookforsourcesto

helpmefurtherunderstandmytopicandtohelpshapemyprojectandthedirectionIwillgoin.
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PeerReview:

SanFranciscofreecollegehowitworks,wherethemoneycomesfrom,howitcouldbe

integratedintotherestofthecountry

Germanygovernmentgivesloansforcolleges,highschoolspreparestudentsforcollege

Othercountrieshowtheymakecollegecheaperandhowthatcouldbeincorporatedinto

theUS

Ithinkthisisagoodtopicandyouareclearlyinterestedandyoucanpersonallybenefitfromthe

research.Itseemsyouhavedoneenoughresearchtoknowwhereyouaregoingwiththistopic

andthatyouexplaineditverywellthatIwasabletoclearlyunderstandwhatyouare

researchingandwhatyourtopicis.

KaileyOlbrich

Ifyouhaveroominyourpaper,IthinkmentioningorcomparingtheUnitedStatessystemsto

someothermajorcountriesaroundtheworld(especiallyinEurope),couldhelpshowpotential

alternativestotheAmericansystem.Otherwise,itsaveryrelatabletopicforeveryoneinthe

classandyouvealreadygatheredgoodresources.

AustinVote

Thisisdefinitelyaninterestingtopic.PersonallyImnotsureifthereisanyanswertothe

question.Iwishcollegewasntsoexpensive.Explorealittleofthedifferencesbetween

differentsocioeconomicbackgroundsandhowthismightaffecttheviewonthepriceof

colleges.Findwhypeoplethinkcollegeistooexpensive.Findhowmanyscholarshipsgo
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unfilledIknowtherearemany.IllstophereIhopefullydidntturnthisintoarantthatwasntmy

objective.