Should Community College Be Free? Paying for community college can be a handful for some. While many can pay for college with financial aid‚ however a many students argue that they can’t afford to pay off tuition or the cost of books and material because it’s too expensive and they don’t attend community college. This is a serious issue for many people that want to earn a degree in a particular majors. Obama promotes the idea that community college should be free to attend and take class without
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The community-college tuition initiative by President Obama is a subject to unusual superlatives as it seeks to universalize two years of college. The plan integrates policies that attempt to narrow educational disparities that are characteristics of growing socioeconomic inequality in the United States. In this sense‚ the purported Obama tuition plan sought to facilitate an increase in the attendance of college students‚ therefore ensuring higher graduation rates with less debt compared to the
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“FREE” Education Two years of FREE community college‚ In theory‚ this sounds like a really good idea‚ and would give numerous people‚ who would otherwise not be able to go to college‚ the opportunity to get a good start on his/her college education. President Obama has proposed a two year free community college plan‚ in his speech given at Pellissippi State College in Knoxville‚ Tennessee‚ President Obama stated‚ a college education should be “as free and universal as high school is today” (Korte)
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average college student is thought of as a caucasian middle to upper-class 20-year-old. On the contrary‚ we are seeing a rapidly rising number of lower income and minorities attending four-year public educational universities.Many people believe that college students should be giving back to the communities that raised them‚ however how you would implement a policy that is meant to help people could either make it a success or a resounding failure and discriminatory policy. The mandatory community service
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started with just going to college or a university. What about community colleges? There are many colleges/universities out there in different cities‚ states‚ and countries. There are some people who can’t afford to go to a college/university‚ so that is why we have community colleges. They are affordable‚ and maybe close to home. Also they give you a 4 year degree education. Tacoma Community College is a public school in Washington‚ they are the 34 community and technical colleges in Washington state.
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America continues to struggle with the rising cost of higher education. As the cost of college and university grows‚ the number of homeless students also grows. But according to reports‚ homelessness is still an invisible problem to many. In Boston‚ the Bunker Hill Community College is just one of the 25 food assistance programs in Massachusetts public college campuses. There are homeless students who come to Bunker Hill. Some students lived in a shelter but after deciding to enroll in classes
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education in my intended area of concentration. In addition‚ pursuing a career in that concentration‚ by attending a university versus a community college. State universities are a better education choice than community colleges. At a community college‚ the highest degree you can obtain is an Associates Degree‚ or a specific Certificate. Although community colleges are more cost efficient for a good education you must pay the price‚ and a state university is the way to go. State universities give
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proposal to help better the nation and the United States of America. This proposal states that community college shall be free of tuition for 2 years. This proposal is a great step forward for our country. I stand by the proposal that if community college were to be free of tuition‚ then it is a positive step forward because it is a way in boosting the growth of our
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College education should be affordable for students who wish to attend‚ graduate‚ then a good career. A New York Times article‚ Carlos Escanilla thought he was one of those people who didn’t think they wouldn’t go to college. But Escanilla’s friend told him that he should apply at the nearest University. So Carlos did apply for college and he loves the education he had received. The New York Times states in paragraph ten that those who attend a four year state school than a Community College is more
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El Camino maybe one of many community colleges in the South Bay Area but what defines it is it’s somewhat professional air around it. El Camino maybe a community college but it has the same feeling as though you are in a four-year. I wouldn’t be surprised by the time that I am a full grown adult that El Camino will be known as a CSU because it’s still building to accommodate new buildings just like any other four year university and and I believe that people are starting to notice all the opportunities
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