Deck 34: Ellen Mutari and Melaku Lakew, Class Conflict: the Rising Costs of College

Question 1

10Students from families with annual incomes of less than $20,000 work for the same reasons as students from families with incomes of $100,000 or more.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The nearly 6 million working college students in the U.S. try to make ends meet by:

A) working long hours at one or more off-campus jobs.
B) taking on large student loans.
C) using credit cards.
D) all of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Tuition at public and private institutions is rising fast because:

A) colleges and universities are receiving less funding of other kinds, such as donations, grants, and contracts.
B) state appropriations to public-sector institutions has been falling.
C) of the anti-tax, anti-government, anti-public service rhetoric and policies that have undermined states' financial support for higher education.
D) all of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The State Public Interest Research Group found that:

A) working less than 16 hours per week results in a positive college experience.
B) long work hours harm academic achievement and students' overall college experiences.
C) there is no difference in the overall college experience among students who work less than 16 hours a week and those who work long hours.
D) a and b above

Question 5

Nearly percent of full-time students and those enrolled in four-year colleges are employed.

A) 85
B) 75
C) 50
D) 10

Question 6

Why are students graduating from college shouldering more debt than college students in the past?

Question 7

Students who work full-time are as likely to finish the school year as students who work fewer than 15 hours a week.

Question 8

The total cost of attending college ranges from at a public community college to at a private college or university.

A) $1,627; $15,380
B) $5,000; $15,000
C) $7,265; $19,443
D) $9,350; $21,032

Question 9

Family income in the U.S. is generally keeping pace with the cost of tuition at public and private institutions.

Question 10

How is access to an affordable education being threatened in the U.S.?

Question 11

Explain why tuition at public and private institutions is rising so fast.

Question 12

One in five full-time students who work holds the equivalents of a full-time job.

Question 13

The gap between total costs and aid for full-time students is increasingly made up by grants to students from the U.S. Department of Education.