Prospectus

Austin Hennigan

Professor Jennifer Zukowaki

ENG 121-118

12 October 2014

1. Is higher education a commodity and should it be? I am not sure which side I am on yet, we will see were the research will take me.

2. With the rising cost of higher education students are having to incur more debit than any time in the past. This is partly do to a reduction of funding of public colleges by the states forcing them to make up more of their budget with student tuition. This is reacted the point where the tuition fees, which were once highly subsided are sometimes now paying more than a students' education. Along with the rise of for profit schools, this has led to the increase of education is being treated like a commodity. Which conflicts with the more traditional view that higher education's goal to not only train but expand the horizons of students. Is this a good or bad thing for colleges, students and the county at large? Will it lead to more effective schools that can uses resources more efficiently? Or, create institutions with only teach to the profit margin.

3. Well I do know that education is being treated more like a commodity than it has been in the past and that many people are consented about this trend. I don't know to what degree that this has happened or what real world effects this has had.

4. When did this trend start?

What is a commodity?

What is the purpose of college education

If higher education is a commodity can it be sold, traded, returned, etc?

What long term effects could this have on the US education system?

Will this change responsibilities of colleges?

5. President of Front Range Community College - Andy Dorsey

Economics Professor Front Range Community College - Glenn Locke

Education Professor Front Range Community College - Alison F Thielke

6. Fennell, Marylouise, Dr., and Scott D. Miller, Dr., eds. Responding to the Commoditization of Higher Education 2012-2013 (2012-13): n. pag. 2012-2013. Web. 12 Oct. 2014.

Kishtainy, Niall. The Economics Book. New York: DK Pub., 2012. Print.

Bienefeld, Stefan. "Higher Education Is a Human Right- Not a Commodity!" Thesis. ESIB the National Unions of Students in Europe, 2003. Higher Education Is a Human Right- Not a Commodity! European Higher Education Area LIBRARY. Web. 12 Oct. 2014.