標(biāo)題:Can Young People Afford to Not Go to College?

Piggy bank with graduation cap

正文：Is college really worth it? It’s a fair question, especially when directed at university presidents like me. Rising tuition, the crushing burden of student loans, and the inauspicious job offers some students receive upon graduation prompt the question, for good reasons, and fuel the arguments among those who think that forgoing college is the smarter financial decision. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the average cost for attending a bachelor’s degree program was $9,800 at a public institution and $40,700 for private nonprofit institutions during the 2022-2023 academic year.

知識點 ：Tuition

The amount of money that you pay to go to a school, college or university.學(xué)費

She's worried about how to pay her son's tuition.她為如何支付兒子的學(xué)費發(fā)愁。

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