Will tuition just keep increasing nationally? How will college students and their families continue to pay for it? Many students such as Grace Whitworth and Abby Mondy work after practice and softball games in order to pay for their tuition but that is the case for many students at Belhaven.
Mariah Sosa, a waitress, says “Many nights I get home so late after closing the restaurant and I just don’t feel like doing any homework because it’ll be 12:30 or 1:00 am by time I get home. We have already had softball practice by then and sometimes even games that day. It’s really rough some days but you gotta do it.”
As of 2018, Belhaven University’s tuition was $25,300 but of course but of course this did not account for the text books and everything which financial aid does not cover for these students who either work, play sports or maybe both.
Majority of people on Belhaven’s campus today receive some sort of financial aid as Belhaven is a private college and can at least alter their financial aid packages which help out their students a little bit.
Softball Coach Bry Castro is working to receive her masters while still being on the same softball schedule that the players are and working at a softball facility giving lessons.
“I have to get it done whether I am tired or not” she says, “just trying to push through it and be mentally tough and do it to the best of my ability.”
While being a grad assistant here at Belhaven she is getting her master’s, degree paid for.
Overall, it was not quite a surprise to hear that some people were having to work while going to school as tuition is insane. Thoughts?
For more:
http://www.belhaven.edu/admission/tuition.htm
https://www.cnbc.com/2015/10/29/more-college-students-are-working-while-studying.html
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