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Tuition freeze, the Glossary

Index Tuition freeze

Tuition freeze is a government policy restricting the ability of administrators of post-secondary educational facilities (i.e. colleges and universities) to increase tuition fees for students.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 29 relations: British Columbia, Canada, Canadian federalism, Canadian Federation of Students, College, College tuition in the United States, EdFund, Free education, Higher Education Price Index, Manitoba, Middle class, Monopoly, Natural monopoly, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Price controls, Private university, Public utility, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Student debt, Student loan, Student loans in the United States, Tertiary education, Tuition payments, United States, University, Utility ratemaking, Working class.

  2. Education finance
  3. Price controls

British Columbia

British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada.

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Canada

Canada is a country in North America.

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Canadian federalism

Canadian federalism involves the current nature and historical development of the federal system in Canada.

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Canadian Federation of Students

The Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) is a student organization in Canada, representing over 530,000 students from across Canada.

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College

A college (Latin: collegium) is an educational institution or a constituent part of one.

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College tuition in the United States

College tuition in the United States is the cost of higher education collected by educational institutions in the United States, and paid by individuals.

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EdFund

EdFund is the United States' second largest provider of student loan guarantee services under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP).

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Free education

Free education is education funded through government spending or charitable organizations rather than tuition funding.

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Higher Education Price Index

The Higher Education Price Index (HEPI) is a measure of the inflation rate applicable to United States higher education.

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Manitoba

Manitoba is a province of Canada at the longitudinal centre of the country.

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Middle class

The middle class refers to a class of people in the middle of a social hierarchy, often defined by occupation, income, education, or social status.

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Monopoly

A monopoly (from Greek label and label), as described by Irving Fisher, is a market with the "absence of competition", creating a situation where a specific person or enterprise is the only supplier of a particular thing.

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Natural monopoly

A natural monopoly is a monopoly in an industry in which high infrastructural costs and other barriers to entry relative to the size of the market give the largest supplier in an industry, often the first supplier in a market, an overwhelming advantage over potential competitors.

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Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region.

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Ontario

Ontario is the southernmost province of Canada.

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Price controls

Price controls are restrictions set in place and enforced by governments, on the prices that can be charged for goods and services in a market.

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Private university

Private universities and private colleges are higher education institutions not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments.

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Public utility

A public utility company (usually just utility) is an organization that maintains the infrastructure for a public service (often also providing a service using that infrastructure).

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Quebec

QuebecAccording to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.

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Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a province in Western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the United States (Montana and North Dakota).

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Student debt

Student debt refers to the debt incurred by an individual to pay for education-related expenses. Tuition freeze and Student debt are education finance.

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Student loan

A student loan is a type of loan designed to help students pay for post-secondary education and the associated fees, such as tuition, books and supplies, and living expenses. Tuition freeze and student loan are education finance.

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Student loans in the United States

In the United States, student loans are a form of financial aid intended to help students access higher education.

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Tertiary education

Tertiary education, also referred to as third-level, third-stage or post-secondary education, is the educational level following the completion of secondary education.

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Tuition payments

Tuition payments, usually known as tuition in American English and as tuition fees in Commonwealth English, are fees charged by education institutions for instruction or other services. Tuition freeze and tuition payments are education finance.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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University

A university is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines.

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Utility ratemaking

Utility ratemaking is the formal regulatory process in the United States by which public utilities set the prices (more commonly known as "rates") they will charge consumers.

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Working class

The working class is a subset of employees who are compensated with wage or salary-based contracts, whose exact membership varies from definition to definition.

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See also

Education finance

Price controls

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuition_freeze