First and foremost, college tuition has drastically increased from the 1700-1800 to 2017. In the 1796, Thomas Jefferson had an idea to have an education system supported through taxes. He believed that for everyone to live up to their full potential, all citizens needed to be educated. Around 1818 the government provided him with a 15,000 grant for him to …show more content…
It only covers a fraction of the cost. Another problem with financial aid is the fact that a student has to be qualified based on their income or their parents income. Just because someone has a nice income doesn’t mean they do not need help. Parents have a lot of bills to pay for and other expenses, they still might need the financial help to send their child to college and if they are not qualified they will not receive that help. Student loans also has to be paid