Avron Fernandes

Cuts in the education budget have some students worried. Avron Fernandes has more in this Bobcat Update.

According to the U-S Department of Education, the cost of tuition, room and board at a public institution has risen 32 percent in the past decade.
An estimated three-quarters of all undergraduate students receive financial aid. Students, like education major Nikki Gaynor, realize that a full-ride scholarship is truly a blessing.
SB...Gaynor... "It has been the sole reason I am in college because I wouldn't have been able to go to Texas State otherwise." (:05)
Many students say it keeps getting harder to receive financial aid.
SB...Peoples... "The standards for getting a grant are so high that a lot of people don't qualify for it."(:05)
Stand-up: With recent federal budget cuts, many students are left wondering if they can still rely on financial aid, government grants, and work study to pay for college.
Education junior Katy Reed sees the government cuts as bad for the future economy.
SB...Reed... "The government needs to help us because we are going to be out there working in the workforce helping the economy."(:06)
Despite heavy unemployment and rising tuition costs, senior lecturer Chuck Kaufman says that a degree is a worthwhile investment.
SB... Kaufman... "Theres no way of predicting the cyclical ups and downs of the job market. There are always going to be situations like that. I know times are tough now but students need to hang in there and think creatively on how to attract employers to hire them."(:11)
The future for students is not all grim. The economy is picking up, and many companies are hiring again.
For Bobcat Update, I'm Avron Fernandes.