Love or money? Anambra State University Tuition Fees is Too Damn High

ANSU will be able to charge tuition fees of up to N251,300 per year from 2015/2016 academic session, as the state government transfers much of the cost of running the university to students.

The increase tuition fees at ANSU is making me think hard about whether the university was the right route for average Anambrarian or to kill off students. I am an alumnus of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University formerly Anambra State University. I knew what I paid through to graduate.

I know of two things that can cause tuition fees of college or university to increase.



1. The university spends more - paying faculty more, or building more infrastructures, or conducting more research -- whatever the reason, spending rises and all will boil down on the students and their families.

2 If the state government in this case cut subsidies university (rather than, say, cut spending or solicit alumni donations) to make up the difference.

My fear then is that the outcome of such high fees will be to damage participation and social mobility among students. 

Medical Students will pay N251,300 as against 156K they paid last session, Law N186,950 previous N136K, Professional/science based courses N136,950, Non-professional Courses, N126,950.

Now, why would a government who clamour and profess love for education make it almost impossible for his subjects to acquire the basic education even when it is one of the fundamental human rights?

Who can students turn to? What can students turn to? When faced with difficulties like this one,  Students will end up turning to the vices/embracing the vices. Oh no no ...

Source : gistpost