The College Affordability Crisis

Laurie Collier Hillstrom (Independent Scholar, USA)

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ABC-CLIO
06 November 2020

Series: 21st-Century Turning Points

This volume provides a comprehensive and evenhanded overview of the escalating college affordability crisis in the United States. It explains how higher education became so expensive and explores the implications of high college loan debt for students and American society.

The 21st Century Turning Point series is a one-stop resource for understanding the people and events changing America today. Each volume provides readers with a clear, authoritative, and unbiased understanding of a single issue or event that is driving national debate about our country's leaders, institutions, values, and priorities.

This particular volume is devoted to the issue of the rising cost of higher education in the United States. The expense of pursuing a college degree has become so high for so many students, in fact, that the country is experiencing what many educators, economists, parents, and students describe as a college affordability crisis. This work provides an accessible, accurate account of the factors driving this trend, including dramatic reductions in higher education spending by states; for-profit colleges; predatory, unscrupulous, and lightly regulated student loan service companies; and spiraling spending by colleges and universities competing to attract students.

By: Laurie Collier Hillstrom (Independent Scholar USA)
Imprint: ABC-CLIO
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 255g
ISBN: 9781440877230
ISBN 10: 1440877238
Series: 21st-Century Turning Points
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 06 November 2020
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Laurie Collier Hillstrom is an independent scholar based in Brighton, MI. She is author or editor of more than 40 books in the areas of U.S. history and politics, biography, and current events.