Putting Tuition Prices Under the Spotlight for a Class Project

I have been given the opportunity to do a class research project on any topic about college. My project will be about tuition costs and if they really are rising. I will be approaching tuition costs from an economist's point of view, rather than a broke college student, so no bias here. This blog is going to serve the purpose of documenting my research, ideas and progress. As seen in the software and many other communities open source works, so I invite anyone following to comment on any post with their own ideas, as it may shed light on something new I have not seen. Tuition prices have been in the hot seat recently, with many people thinking they are parabolically increasing, showing no signs of stopping anytime soon. I believe this is false, tuition prices, although rising are actually falling in terms of "real" dollars and affordability. I think this is important to look into because some people(a lot) are beginning to opt out of going to college because it is no longer what it used to be. As a younger member of society, I believe it is important for further expansion to ensure all are properly educated and by shining light on this infamous topic, I hope to assure many that college is worth it, in fact, now more than ever.