Tuition Polls - SquareOffs

Will the University of Missouri's new tuition structure help students and families?

Asked by ABC 17 News

120 Votes

Will the University of Missouri's new tuition structure help students and families?

19%

Yes Yes

81%

No No

19%

Yes

The Board of Curators approved a new plateau tuition plan on Thursday.

The Board of Curators approved a new plateau tuition plan on Thursday. Show Less

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81%

No

The cost of attending college continues to rise along with other costs.

The cost of attending college continues to rise along with other costs. Show Less

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John Foster

They disguised a 15% increase within their plateaus. This really hurts students who worked hard in high school and community college before Mizzou and only need 14-15 credits per semester. They are paying like they are taking 18 credits.

Has paying for college ever kept you/someone you know from going?

Asked by KTVZ

386 Votes

Has paying for college ever kept you/someone you know from going?

69%

Yes, it's too much! Yes, it's too much!

31%

No, I was fortunate No, I was fortunate

69%

Yes, it's too much!

I still went, but it took me 7 years to get through because I dropped my credit load to part-time. Had to work to pay each semester and avoid loans!

I still went, but it took me 7 years to get through because I dropped my credit load to part-time. Had to work to pay each semester and avoid loans! Show Less

4 Comments

Latterdaysaint

They need to lower the cost!

Heidi Owen

Only illegals get it free..

JohnWayne Kenneth Pool

I still went to college, but couldn't go to the one I wanted to.

Lenora Houser

Was way to much, Had to leave do to my health too many stairs going into the school or out of the school and the cost is atrocious I have not been going to school since 2008 and I'm still paying for i