WHY DO INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS GENERALLY PAY TRIPLE TUITION THAN AMERICAN STUDENTS?

TUITION FEES IN UNITED STATES

2008

Tuition Fees in United States

Introduction

In their best-seller book , Rich Dad Poor Dad , Robert T . Kiyosaki and his co-author Susan L . Lechter encourage people to grow their assets instead of liabilities . In other words , they suggest that we , anyone who wants to be rich , should not spend our money in any way that is no relation with assets creation

While some parts of capitalism idea are true in assets creation , Robert gives hints what to invest in today ever changing market situation . They

br say that knowledge is the important thing everyone should invest to succeed as his Rich Dad ' told me when he was a teenager . Knowledge does not mean that we pursue doctorate degree instead , he suggests that we keep our eyes , ear , and other senses to any changes that we encounter everyday . In this manner , we could obtain knowledge from books , chat with a friend , magazines , pages on the Internet , and even from a barking dog

In compliance with the importance of having appropriate knowledge , in this we discuss the increasing number of international students who pursue their study into graduate schools and college in the U .S . To be specific , this discusses why international students pay more tuition fee than the U .S . citizen

Aims and Objectives

Concerning the discussion of discrepancy of tuition fee between U .S citizen and international students , this will discuss three aims and objectives as following

This intends to discuss why many international students eagerly pursue their college and graduate degree in the U .S

Using the non-participant observation method , collecting data and analyzing qualitative information from journal , books , magazine and other online materials , this aims at discussion factors-factors that cause the tuition fee for international students are larger than the U .S . counterparts

In addition , the aims at highlighting the benefits that international student would obtain when they have U .S college or universities degree

Attractiveness of U .S Education Institution

According to Riley (2008 , about 500 ,000 students coming from various countries in the world pursue their degree in the U .S . universities and college . There are many driving factors that encourage international students to go to the Uncle Sam land instead of to other universities in other part of the world like Europe and Japan

Currently , there are about 4 ,000 public and private colleges universities , and community colleges in the U .S . This number includes more than 600 public four-year college and more than 1 ,650 private four-year colleges and universities (Riley , 2008

According to Riley (2008 , the reason behind the increasing number of international students into U .S . education institutions is because they provide very high quality of education standards

This long-time quality is built by a strong partnership between students and their families , the federal government , individual philanthropists and the states has created sustainable and recognized model of educational standard in the U .S . Since the quality of education can be better if...