HIGHER EDUCATION COST Pursuance of a college degree has become like the order of the day for most people in the contemporary world. The college institutions keep on being established in order to accommodate the upcoming professionals willing to take various courses that would convert them into their aspired positions (Graff, Cathy & Durst, 179). However, the higher education costs have been accelerating since the earlier years, shifting from the taxpayer and directed to the students as well as family. Due to the dwindling of the state funding, universities and colleges seek to fill the gaps via a number of avenues, which includes research report and philanthropy whereas the higher growth area is tuition.