考研范文：Private Colleges
Li Ming, one of my former classmates, went to a private college after his failure to pass the College Entrance Examinations last year. Li Ming''s case is not unique, and thousands of middle-school graduates are admitted by hundreds of privately-funded colleges each year. The rapid growth of these schools has its own root.
The reasons lie in many ways. Firstly, state-owned universities are not sufficient to take in all the high-school graduates, and therefore a great number of students are denied the chance to go to college. A recent survey shows that only about 30% of the graduates from high schools can continue their education. Secondly, the rapid economic growth creates a huge demand for well-educated people. To meet the social needs, our government encourages the establishment of new colleges with individual or collective funds. Thirdly, many Chinese families are able to afford higher tuition fee needed to go to a private college. The expense of about 5,000 yuan each year is not beyond the income of most families.
In spite of the higher tuition fee, private colleges provide a large number of young people with access to higher education. They are, in a sense, doing a great favor to the improvment of civilization, and will move towards greater prosperity.
