<p>Essentially these additional fees is to mask tuition increases. The Snooki example is rare, and hopefully most of the spending by colleges is not that egregious (summary of snooki “talk” [Snooki’s</a> advice to Rutgers students: ‘Study hard, but party harder’ | NJ.com](<a href=“http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/03/snookis_advice_to_rutgers_stud.html]Snooki’s”>Snooki's advice to Rutgers students: 'Study hard, but party harder' - nj.com)). </p>
<p>As for these stealth tuition increases there is little that we can do about them. State governments, when facing budget difficulties increase fees all the time instead of raising taxes. That is similar to colleges increasing fees that are less noticeable compared to increasing tuition. The best solution is to analyze not just a college’s stated tuition, but also investigate associated fees. Perhaps the Dept. of Education should include these fees in their listing of college costs, i don’t think they do that currently.</p>