The rising costs of higher education [electronic resource] : a reference handbook / John R. Thelin.
By: Thelin, J. R. (John R.).
Contributor(s): Gale Group.
Series: Gale virtual reference library.Contemporary world issues: Publisher: Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2013Description: 1 online resource (xxviii, 364 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9781610691727 (electronic book).Subject(s): College costs -- United States | Education -- United States -- Finance | Education, Higher -- Economic aspects -- United StatesAdditional physical formats: Print version:: Rising costs of higher education.DDC classification: 378.3/8 Online resources: Aquí puedes acceder a este libro en forma virtual Reference Library. Click here to access| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Background and history -- 2. Problems, controversies, and solutions -- 3. Perspectives -- 4. Profiles -- 5. Documents -- 6. Resources -- 7. Chronology.
This book explains the economics of higher education and how to control ever-increasing tuition costs. Both college-bound students and parents will come to appreciate how complicated the problem of paying for college is, and grasp the crucial differences between "cost" and "price" in the specific economics of colleges and universities.
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