Rising university fees 'could force people to make tough decisions'
Date posted: 23 Jun 2010
A rise in university fees might force people to make tough decisions about their futures, a Voice expert believes.
Published by Alison Gamble.
A substantial increase in university fees might force some people to think twice about whether higher education is right for them, an expert suggests.
Research published by the Sutton Trust revealed earlier this month that a hike in fees could put some secondary school pupils off university study.
The organisation's study found that as few as 45 per cent of such students would still go to university if fees of £7,000 were introduced.
Speaking after the publication of these figures, Voice general secretary Philip Parkin noted the "difficult dilemma" growing fees could lead to.
He stated that this is because "in the current difficult economic climate, graduates can't be certain of gaining future employment that will guarantee them salaries that are higher than those of non-graduates".
However, the expert did go on to say that the country's existing standards of higher education provision will need to be maintained somehow in the future.
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