“After reading only a few pages of "The Five-Year Party", I immediately started telling people about its important message. This crucial book exposes the consumer mentality now all too prevalent on college campuses...
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An Interview with the Author:
Q. Why is the cost of college tuition increasing faster than gasoline or health care?

A. College administrators have learned that they can increase tuition any time they need more money, with no fear that parents will balk at the price. They set tuition rates the way OPEC sets the price of oil. It has nothing to do with costs or demand. It’s the highest price they think they can get away with before customers will walk. ..
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Quick Facts

Percent of Americans who say colleges are still interested in education 32%
Number of people killed each year by intoxicated college students 1700
Percentage of college seniors who can understand a newspaper editorial 31%
Percent college tuition has increased since 1982 439%
Percent of college tuition that is spent on instruction 21%
Percent of recent graduates who move in with their parents to support themselves 50%
Average amount of student loans graduating seniors must pay off $23,000
Number of college students injured each year as a result of alcohol abuse 599,000
Percentage of college students who are “fully engaged” in the education process 10%
Percentage of students who are “totally disengaged” from the education process 40-50%
Number of hours college students spend studying and attending classes per week 8
Number of years it takes the average student to complete a four-year program 6
Percent of college students who are classified as binge drinkers 44%
Percent of female students who are victims of rape or attempted rape 20%
Percentage of high school seniors who go to college 69%
Percentage of college seniors who can interpret a simple table 50%
Percentage of campus rapes that are not reported 95%
Percentage of college students who default on their student loans 20%
Percentage increase in college administrator salaries 2004-2009 35.6%
Amount college students spend on alcohol each year $5.5 billion


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