Why do universities charge for parking when they could just raise tuition.?
403704
Ha ha... So I'm not the only guy that gets peeved about that!\n\nWell, I see it this way. Schools are outrageous in their costs to students... They want it to seem cheap until they get you in the door.\n\nAlso, many people will not get around to paying back all their student loans in this lifetime but the parking thing and books are instant revenue!\n\nWith gas and maintenance and potential towing and everything considered - you are better off taking a bus these days. I was suprised to find out that the bus gets me to school 10 minutes faster than driving my car and plus I don't have to worry about parking.
445262
They are required to reimburse you for gas and parking and maybe pay for lunch while you are there.\n\nNot going to get rich, though.
1082814
because you have to pay the instructors... and anything worthwhile COSTS.\n\nLook for a competitor... or take from a talented student.
1041018
The places charge money.
846361
Apple do! Just put in your college/institution and then you get some kind of discount - not sure how much though. Its available on most if not all of their products.
293751
Why would *you* charge interest on money *I* borrow?
210850
LIKE the question! I am not sure why when u call them on the way they are it isnt appreciated. Thats what they are trying to do get it for free....i say get 2 jobs and put yourself though school! This country wouldnt be in the kind of debt were in if we would all take charge of our own lives.......dont get me started LOL
824144
Lauriekins is right, we have reciprocal arrangements within the EU, so the government subsidizes the cost of the education.  I studied in Holland for a year and got subsidised education there, just as a Dutch student would pay the same fees as me here in the UK, so its fair enough.  It doesn't make any sense to spend thousands educating foreign students who will not put anything back into the system, would it?  Actually, foreign students make up most of the funding for the British higher education system, that's why they're so keen to recruit students from places like China and Malaysia - lots of money for the uni!!
1033727
There is no excuse for that.  When I was there 4 years ago, it was only $11 per unit to take classes at the community college.  At that rate, everyone should be taking classes all the time.  That is ridiculously cheap and people just don't take advantage of it.
583090
It is an accredited university. They are great for the few degrees they do, but they are also very expensive.
1161724
Because they can and will: because they are greedy and mean like most of the folks answering your question.  I mean really, should a minor maths error of two pennies end up costing someone anywhere from $30-50 in fees, each damn time??\n\nHonestly this is nothing *but* free money for the banks and we should NOT have to tolerate their being such lunkheads and muggers, not everyone is going to have a calculator on them *or the time* to do the math each and every time.\n\nThis is why I don't let the banks have *one red cent* of my money lately....their "fee-isms" have gotten absolutely and positively out of control, it's gotten to the point that they want to charge you for the almighty "privilege" of talking to a real person on their phone help lines instead of being stuck lurching around on their clunky Windows-95-driven voicemail systems...\n\nBetween this and the decadently excessive interest rates and predatory habits of credit card companies, it's a wonder I don't just become a monk and *give up on money* altogether.
249141
lol, ya I want it also.\n\nOf course, since I'm already here, I'm expected to pay for it myself so somebody can come from outside of the country for the aid  <sigh>.... \n\nActually, start contacting different Universities.
200848
Generally it is because long time resident have paid taxes that are allocated to the schools.  People from outside the state have never contributed to the state where you intend to go to school.  Therefore they charge more.
725796
fix the rate and you will save a ton of money. my school doesnt give me the chance to do that. my tuition has gone up almost 30 percent since ive been here so a fix rate would have helped me a ton.
292011
I don't know if all colleges has implemented this yet, but where I go, they have implemented a "Prepaid" laundry service.    We pay $25 for the duration of the semester and we can use the washers/dryers as much as we want.  We must provide the laundry detergent and the dryer fabric sheets, but that is it.   Plus, there is no option for us to reject this either.  They automatically add this charge onto our tuition so we have to use this service.   So to all university students that must prepay to use the laundry facilities, they wouldn't use an outside service when the university is already charging them to use the on-campus laundry facilities.\n\nBut it seems like a good idea.  I am sure busy college students might like the service, but for people with increase in tuition due to the prepaid laundry facilities, they wouldn't be interested, unless the university would give us an option and if the outside laundry service is no more than $30 for 4 months.
70619
If you are planning to establish a school facility in the Philippines, I guess this time, it will be in danger.  I've been in the academe in the Philippines for almost 10 years (a prestigious university)and I can say that economically wise, establishing business like this is not advisable. You may ask me why. Well...I guess, you can see how Filipino people are begging for the food to place in  their table, how much more for the tuition fee of their children?
716289
There's huge variability in how much money college ends up costing you. There are plenty of affordable options. In the end, students decide how much they pay by choosing the colleges they apply to and attend.