相信不少人都听说过，国外的留学费用又涨了！！而且，不单单是留学生涨学费，就连歪果仁自己的学费也升了最少5%！看来，高等教育的费用逐年增长，让大多数的学生苦不堪言，外国学生更是直接抱怨道，美国高等教育的学费实在是太贵了！！
But a new survey shows that Americans’ attitudes towards higher education—regardless of political affiliation—are a little more complex. Not only do Americans value education after high school, many of them—of both political stripes—are willing to have more of their tax dollars support it.
英语马上学：
Affiliation [əfɪlɪ'eɪʃ(ə)n] n. 友好关系、加入、联盟、从属关系。
面对这高昂的学费，歪果仁也开始怀疑这么贵的学费，真的值得吗？近日，外媒做了公布了一项最新调查，这项调查专门研究了美国人对高等教育的看法！其实，美国人在高中之后变得更加重视高等教育了！这究竟是怎么回事呢？阿卡索小编这就带大家来看看美国的最新调查！
高等教育取决于机构的类型
今年的美国学费可谓是疯狂增长，美国官方USA TODAY也公布了今年的美国大学学费的涨价情况，比如威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校（University of Wisconsin-Madison）就直接在网站公布，今年涨价了，明年还要继续涨，后年还要再接着涨！（反正就一句话，美国大学的学费就是要一直涨！）面对这样疯狂的学费，第一个抗议的肯定是美国学生了。不过就算美国学费真的很贵，美国人依旧认为高等教育的价值是取决于学校机构的类型的，在美国人的眼中，四年制的私立学院还是比较优秀的。
New America, a left-leaning think tank, released on Monday its second annual “Varying Degrees” survey, which examines Americans’ perceptions of higher education. Whether or not people thought higher education was worth the cost varied depending on the type of institution: For-profit colleges fared worse than four-year private colleges among all Americans, which fared worse than four-year public colleges.
英语马上学：
Perceptions [pə'sepʃ(ə)n] n. 知觉、感觉、看法、洞察力、获取。
社区大学是值得就读的
相信不少人都知道，在美国念大学的话，私立大学是最贵的，公立大学的学费性价比就比较高，而社区大学的学费是最便宜的。其实在美国共和党人的眼中，83%的人都认为社区学院是值得就读的。而大多数美国人都觉得都觉得，高中毕业后还是要接受高等教育的，因为这样会更有利于自己以后的工作。（也就是说，好工作也是需要好学历的。）
But there were some forms of education after high school Americans had no problem getting behind. Eighty-three percent of Republicans and 81 percent of Democrats think community college is worth the cost. And 90 percent of survey respondents—90 percent of those who identified as Democrats and 93 percent of those who identified as Republicans—believe workforce-based skills programs, such as apprenticeships, prepare students for a good standard of living. Fifty-seven percent of Americans on the whole, the survey found, believe that there are good jobs that pay well that do not require college. But when asked whether there are good paying jobs that do not require education after high school, that numbers drops to 47 percent.
英语马上学：
Democrats ['deməkræt] n. 民主党人、民主主义者、民主政体论者。
Apprenticeships [ə'prentɪ(s)ʃɪp] n. 学徒期、学徒身分。
高等教育好处多
虽然学费的疯涨让不少美国人抱怨不已，但是美国人都清楚高等教育带给自己的好处。80%的美国人都对他们附近的大学机构有着正面的看法。调查显示，80%的美国人认为社区学院的学费成本就已经是“高校”当中最高的了。也正是因为接受了这些教育的实习和培训计划，所以才为美国人提供了良好的生活的水准。
The price of college is rising, and even if oftentimes the sticker price doesn’t equal what someone will actually pay, people are questioning whether or not it is worth it. New America’s survey results show that a majority of Americans believe that public colleges, at least, are worth the cost—they are much more skeptical, however, of private colleges. Still, the price may lead people to other, more affordable options with the hope of a good job on the back end.
英语马上学：
Affordable [ə'fɔːdəbəl] adj. 负担得起的。
虽说近年来，不少的美国人都对高等教育有着怀疑的态度。但是最新的美国调查结果显示，大多数美国人还是认为公立学院是值得就读的。高等教育也是非常重要的，想要改变自己还是需要接受高等教育培训的。话说，你最喜欢美国的哪所大学呢？
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