Every year at the beginning of January, college students get pesky emails reminding everyone to fill out their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). But what if all schools adopted tuition freezes so that no student had to worry about whether or not the tuition will be raised for their next four years? Would then dedicated and committed college students be able to continue their education with peace of mind because they knew that their tuition will not go up again?
Cabrini is doing just that.
Over the holiday break, Cabrini’s president, Dr. Don Taylor, announced that the 2015-2016 school year’s room and board fees and tuition would not increase and that the current amount will remain through May of 2016. This is ideal for just about everyone, but especially juniors who won’t have to worry about their tuition increasing for their senior year.
Costs of tuition usually go up, but employees have gotten minimal raises and starting salaries are often low. Competition among colleges for students is high.
President Taylor is trying to address the cost of higher education at Cabrini by increasing the programs Cabrini offers and also by diversifying income streams and bringing in more money from new sources, rather than from tuition.
Tell Loquitur what you think about the tuition freeze: Tuition survey
