Community College over Four Year
Policy Speech Outline
Why you should start at a junior college.
Introduction:
Attention Getter: Everyone in this class has one thing in common. Not only are we all students, or college students. We all attend COC. Every one of us is a student at a junior college.
Credibility: Senior year of high school I was accepted to multiple four-year schools so I spent months researching whether a junior college or a four-year college was right for me.
Central idea (Thesis): it’s been a great debate for almost every high school student on whether they should go to a four year university or start at a junior college.
Policy Claim: I believe all students should start their college education at a junior college.
Preview: Today, I will explain three reasons why you should start at a junior college.
Body:
I. The first reason a student should start at a junior college is because of the mass amounts of money that can be saved.
A. Money is a big issue for almost all college students.
1. In the article, “is community college the right Choice?” last accessed on May 3, 2013, author Mary Anne Cooper writes, “Those who are not receiving financial aid are looking at an average annual tuition and fees for public in district community tuition colleges of $2,713 as opposed to the average annual tuition for public in state four year colleges of $7,605.”(Cooper, 32, 2012).
2. If interested in a private college the prices become even worse.
3. Dallas financial advisor Derrick Kinney writes in the article, “It’s Time for your child to start college and you haven’t saved enough”, last accessed on May 2.2013, “If you have a private college in mind, the average tuition is $28,500 yearly. Community College can save you $25,000 per year in comparison.” (Kinney, 34, 2012).
4. For the average enrolled student, community college is basically free when you factor in grants and aid, according to the College Board.
B.
Why you should start at a junior college.
Introduction:
Attention Getter: Everyone in this class has one thing in common. Not only are we all students, or college students. We all attend COC. Every one of us is a student at a junior college.
Credibility: Senior year of high school I was accepted to multiple four-year schools so I spent months researching whether a junior college or a four-year college was right for me.
Central idea (Thesis): it’s been a great debate for almost every high school student on whether they should go to a four year university or start at a junior college.
Policy Claim: I believe all students should start their college education at a junior college.
Preview: Today, I will explain three reasons why you should start at a junior college.
Body:
I. The first reason a student should start at a junior college is because of the mass amounts of money that can be saved.
A. Money is a big issue for almost all college students.
1. In the article, “is community college the right Choice?” last accessed on May 3, 2013, author Mary Anne Cooper writes, “Those who are not receiving financial aid are looking at an average annual tuition and fees for public in district community tuition colleges of $2,713 as opposed to the average annual tuition for public in state four year colleges of $7,605.”(Cooper, 32, 2012).
2. If interested in a private college the prices become even worse.
3. Dallas financial advisor Derrick Kinney writes in the article, “It’s Time for your child to start college and you haven’t saved enough”, last accessed on May 2.2013, “If you have a private college in mind, the average tuition is $28,500 yearly. Community College can save you $25,000 per year in comparison.” (Kinney, 34, 2012).
4. For the average enrolled student, community college is basically free when you factor in grants and aid, according to the College Board.
B.
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