Why Does College Cost so Much?

Why is college so expensive?

Presentation Rationale

Purpose: The purpose of this speech is to inform my audience of why college is so expensive and the information I discovered of how college tuition has gotten out of control over the last decade.

Intended Audience: My audience for this speech are students and parents who want to know what is causing tuition to rise and want to know what they can do about it.

Significance: This topic is very significant to my audience because the cost of higher education is increasing every year and for many becoming unattainable due to the cost. This is relevant because if the government and the Department of Higher Education can find ways to lower the cost. Then people can further their education which can help other areas such as unemployment.

Presentation Plan

1. Introduction

a. Attention-getting opening: Imagine back in 1984, the year I was born; the cost to go a 4 year college was only roughly $2,567 a year according to the National Center for Education Statistics (2007). Now jump to present day the average to go to a 4 year college is approximately $112,000 in 4 years (Forbes, 2015). That is over a 109% increase. Where is the money going? To put this in perspective during the same time period medical care increased by 117%, a new home 90% and the median for families incomes only increased by an average of 70%.

b. Thesis Statement: Research shows that higher education is one of the most costly investments that Americans make. Because in the past decade college tuition has increased three times as fast as the consumer-price index and twice as fast as medical care (Belkin, 2013). But what is causing the inflation and how is financial aid being impacted.

c. Preview of Main Points:

i. What is causing the inflation in college tuition and why?

ii. Students that pursue college degrees are graduation with mounting student loan debt, how is financial aid helping?

2. Main Point 1:

a. One important factor that is...