As college grows more expensive, education becomes less accessible to poor students

College fees skyrocket as campuses pursue talented students and attractive facilities, making education less accessible to the poor. Overall, tuition and fees at four-year institutions increased 35 percent over five years. Schools contend that their expenses mandate steep tuition hikes. Not only do they face typical expenses such as rising employee healthcare and benefits costs, but they must invest heavily in state-of-the-art facilities to lure and retain first-rate faculty and students and to support their ambitious academic pursuits.

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