Should the university increase tuition fees? Currently, the debate over whether or not universities and colleges should increase tuition has attracted much attention and discussion among both students and faculty. According to the article “The Struggle for Public Education in California: Coming Due: Accounting for Debt, Counting on Crisis,” the authors state, “Low-income students have an average of $2,000 more in debt than others. Over the past decade, average U.S. college tuition has increased about 8% (three times the rate of inflation) each year. In the UC system, tuition has increased 300% since 2000,” this argues that students at universities or colleges really have a hard time getting their diploma because they cannot afford the tuition themselves or their parents. Specifically, the government and organization always provide financial support to the university and college, they have enough money to fully support the work of the entire university or college. So, universities and colleges should not increase tuition fees. One of the reasons for which raising tuition fees in universities and colleges is not favorable is that everyone believes that education is really important for everyone However, high tuition fees cause education to become a big equity issue an ancient saying in my home country of China that goes: “It probably takes about ten years for a tree to grow, but it takes maybe a hundred years to educate a generation of people.” It highlights not only the difficulty but also the great significance of education. With the acceleration of economic globalization it is obvious that competition in the labor market will become increasingly fierce. And in today's world, without proper education, it is very hard... middle of paper...rsity, but rather a training center. Education belongs to public enterprise and what works on the market cannot be used to increase university profits. Why a university should first and foremost be a non-profit institution. In summary, I believe that universities and colleges should not increase tuition fees. First, equity in education requires that the economic situation of students, especially those from low-income families, be taken into consideration. It is very important for promoting social equity. Second, in addition to government-backed funds, universities should find other sources to save money or attract more investment to help them survive the difficult economic period. Last but not least, making money should in no way become the purpose of running a university. Public enterprises should not be governed by market rules.