Between Bernie Sander’s campaign for president and New York’s recent decision, the concept of free universities has been a hot button topic. Some people are concerned about taxes and quality of education, while others think that it will be revolutionary for underprivileged students.
62% percent of people think that students should not have to take out loans to attend college (http://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/01/over-60-of-americans-back-tuition-free-college-survey-says.html). However many states do not offer many services to help students attend college, and one of these states is Florida. The average cost of a four year university is $17,520 according to collegecal.org, which has left many families scrambling to put together enough money for college.
There are many people who have spent hours writing articles, protesting, and campaigning for free public universities; but some people think that it is not a big concern. One example of this is rising high school senior, Georgia Cummins. She said that she didn’t know much about free college and it is not a concern of hers because she is going out of state for college.
The main two programs offered in Florida are The Bright Futures Scholarship and The Florida International University’s Golden Promise. Bright Futures’ scholarships give money to Florida residents for in state public university. To qualify for their top scholarship students must have a 3.5 weighted GPA, 100 community service hours, and 29 or 1290 on ACT or SAT. Florida International University’s Golden Promise will be offering 1,200 students free tuition. They must be involved students and their families must make $33,000 or less.