In 2006, the first college tuition and fee inflation chart was produced to illustrate
the rate of increase of tuition and fees for colleges and universities in the U.S. This chart
was created to highlight the decreasing affordability of higher education in America, and
consequently, decreased access and participation of higher education. Currently, there
are four authors who have produced five college tuition and fee inflation charts, as one
author produced two charts in different years (Blumenstyk, 2008; Callan, 2006a; Callan,
2008; Wang, 2008; Wellman, 2006). The five basic charts are predicated on data which
pertain to but do not differentiate between public and private two- and four-year
graduate and undergraduate institutions of higher learning. The publication of charts that do not differentiate between higher education sectors has effectively masked important
institutional distinctions from the public. This study focused on the rate of increase of
tuition and fees for the 50 Texas community colleges. Moreover, this study used the
entire population data, not just sample data as depicted in the current charts using
descriptive quantitative data from 1993 to 2008. This greater analysis of historical data
allows community college leaders to describe their affordability challenges more accurately and, therefore, more effectively. / text
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UTEXAS/oai:repositories.lib.utexas.edu:2152/6617 |
| Date | 22 October 2009 |
| Creators | Toone, Danette Elizabeth |
| Source Sets | University of Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | electronic |
| Rights | Copyright is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works. |
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