Being able to attend and graduate from college is a dream and the next step in many students' lives. However, going to college and finishing school are two completely different things. There has been a decrease in the number of students completing college. Researchers ask: what prevents students from completing their studies? There are many reasons and questions why this could affect college completion. One of the main problems is skyrocketing tuition fees. The majority of students feel stress and anxiety because they cannot afford to go to college. This forces them to take out student loans and pay thousands of dollars after graduation. The last thing students want for their future is to have to work to pay off college debt. As I mentioned earlier, college is the next step in life, which means it helps open up more opportunities to have a prosperous and happier future. However, this is not the case: universities and community colleges need more money to provide students and faculty with newer and greater resources, such as health care, technology updates and constant software, as well as services for people with disabilities. The following three articles attempt to explain the reasons for the increase in tuition fees, how it affects students, and what is currently being done to resolve this problem. Rising Tuition Affects College Prices In an article titled The Three Reasons Tuition Costs Are Rising by Matthews (2013), he addresses two main questions as to why tuition costs continue to rise. One reason is that colleges are spending more money. Matthew mentions that what's happening is that even though tuition costs are increasing, they're not keeping pace with new expenses. Colleges must be able to pay professors, build more and...... middle of paper ...... hard work, it will pay off to have a better future. Works Cited Alpert, Bruce. (2013, August). President Obama: Rising Tuition Fees 'Unsustainable' Retrieved from http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/08/president_obama_escalating_col.html Dandar, Alan. (2012). Tuition and Fees Report. Retrieved from http://services.aamc.org/tsfreports/report_median.cfm?year_of_study=2013Fastweb. (2013). FAFSA and independent student. Retrieved from http://www.fastweb.com/financial-aid/articles/699-fafsa-and-the-independent-studentHughes, R. (2013). The essentials of academic priorities. Phi Kappa Phi Forum, 93(2), 23. Matthews, Dylan. (2013, August). The three reasons why tuition is increasing. Retrieved from http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/08/28/the-tuition-is-too-damn-high-part-iii-the-trois-reasons-tuition-is- uprising/