Presentation 4-2

Issues Influencing Higher Education

Deanna Buchanan

Higher education has a lot of issues. There are good issues and some bad issues. The issues I will be speaking on can influence higher education in a major way. One of the issues is accreditation of university’s, and another issue is the rise of tuition.

Accreditation shows the quality of higher education with a university. If a college is not accredited, that can influence a lot of things. According to About Accreditation | Council for Higher Education Accreditation, some of the things that can influence higher education:

· Students who want federal (and sometimes state) grants and loans need to attend a college, university, or program that is accredited.

· Employers ask if a college, university, or program is accredited before deciding to provide tuition assistance to current employees, evaluating the credentials of new employees, or making a charitable contribution.

· The federal government requires that a college, university, or program be accredited in order to be eligible for federal grants and loans or other federal funds.

· State governments require that a college, university, or program be accredited when they make state funds available to students or institutions and when they allow students to sit for state licensure examinations in some professional fields.

A rise in tuition is another factor that influences higher education. Student loans are the biggest debt for college graduates and college dropouts. Universities tuition is so high people choose not to go, or they go and drop out because it is not affordable. So now people are finding alternative routes to attend school. So people attend a community college then transfer to a four-year school so they will not collect so much debt. Tuition play a major role in higher education.

Some of the universities I will be talking about is Tennesee State University, Winthrop University, and Howard University.

References:

Chea.org. (2019). About Accreditation | Council for Higher Education Accreditation. [online] Available at: https://www.chea.org/about-accreditation [Accessed 16 Mar. 2019].

Everythingfinanceblog.com. (2019). [online] Available at: https://everythingfinanceblog.com/18242/effects-of-high-tuition-costs.html [Accessed 16 Mar. 2019].