Universities vs. Community College When considering a plan for after high school‚ students can choose between two different types of college education. High school graduates can either attend a four year university off the bat‚ or first attend a community college. Although the idea of a four year university may be appealing to many‚ a community college should also be considered as a valuable option. Both of these types of education have pros and cons‚ but in terms of cost a community college dominates
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Dan Rather says‚ “A college degree is the key to realizing the American dream‚ well worth the financial sacrifice because it is supposed to open the door to a world of opportunity.” (“Dan Rather”). But what exactly is that price? The College Board says that someone attending a reasonably priced in state public college paid around $24‚000 for the 2016-2017 school year (“What’s the Price”). Likewise‚ how many people do get to “open the door to a world of opportunity” like Dan Rather said‚ by actually
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Is Community Education a myth? Over the course of this project I intend to answer the question‚ is Community Education a myth? To do this I will use my own experience of Community Education in a range of settings along with some in depth research to critically examine the question. I will start by defining the key terms in the question such a ‘myth’‚ ‘community’ and ‘education’ to ensure my purpose is clear. Following this‚ I will look at the origins of Community Education as a professional practice
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C January 17‚ 2013 How State Budget Cuts Affect Community Colleges and Universities as Fiscal Crisis Looms An analysis of the public school system reveals one challenge facing community colleges and universities: Rising costs are putting pressure on enrollment or forced schools to limit the number of courses they can offer. Every year the result has been a dramatic drop in the number of students the system can afford to teach. Most colleges have also reduced the size of their staff‚ and provided
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Did you know that there are four types of discourse communities? There’s the professional community‚ which is your job‚ career or working environment. Your social communities are your friends and family. The civic community is the clubs‚ hobbies and extracurricular activities you attend to or participate in. The last one is your cultural group‚ religion‚ ethnicity‚ environment cultures all play into this one. My discourse community happens to be a mix of all four of these. I am a competitive dancer
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ROLE OF COMMUNITY RADIO IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT By Saad Ullah Khan Research Scholar‚ Department of Mass Communication Aligarh Muslim University‚ Aligarh 202002‚U.P.‚ India Email: saadgeneration84@yahoo.co.in ABSTRACT: India became independent on 15 August 1947.Though‚ after Independence we achieved tremendous success in many fields but still much is needed to be done in order to become a developed nation. Statistics betrays that after Independence our growth rate has increased from 3% to 9 %
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Community College vs. Four Year University? It’s very hard to believe that there are so many options for students to get an education right now. Students have the options to physically go to class‚ take them online‚ receive certification training and the list goes on. I graduated high school in 2002 and around that time‚ it seems that I only had two options: community college or a four-year university. Personally‚ I was leaning towards a Prince Georges Community College in Largo‚ MD‚ but my
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Eastern Samar State University GRADUATE SCHOOL Borongan City SUBJECT: ED 609 ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM TOPIC: COMMUNITY ORGANIZING ADVOCACY AND SOCIAL MOBILIZATION REPORTER: AMADO B. TAMARES JR. M.A. IN EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT PROFESSOR: DR. VIOLETA A. AFABLE COMMUNITY ORGANIZING | DEFINITIONS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZING Community Organizing * Refers to the framework and methodology used by social development workers in empowering people’s organization as a way of addressing
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Bob Rath in his article “The Dropout Rate of Community College Is Problematic‚” discusses exactly what its title says it does. The key focus of this entire article is about how dropout rates for community college students have risen within recent years and how it can affect our nation’s economy in the years to come. With less people in the workforce‚ businesses nationwide will be understaffed and as a result unable to make as much profit as it should. The author elaborates on this crisis when discussing
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What Is Community Work? Through this essay I will try to create a greater understanding of the term ‘community work’. I will begin with a short summary from two studies which help define the term on a broad basis. I will follow this by an explanation of the various approaches which can be used in community work. I will highlight the importance the community and voluntary sector have in social partnership in Ireland today. I will also discuss how funding‚ or a lack of it‚ impacts on essential services
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