Four Year Colleges vs. Community Colleges Breakthrough Collaborative Five Year Goal: 85% of students enter four year colleges or universities. Why does Breakthrough emphasize four year colleges and universities? Should Breakthrough programs steer students to use community colleges as “stepping stones” toward bachelor’s degrees? Would community colleges be cheaper for students? Does it matter where students start their post‐secondary educations‚ as long as they end up with bachelor’s degrees
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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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Four Year 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
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Technical Colleges vs. Four Year University’s When deciding either to go to a technical college‚ like Manhattan Technical College‚ or a four year university‚ like Kansas State University there can be many things that come into play. Many can include‚ finances‚ level of independence‚ and whether or not a major is already determined. Technical colleges and four year universities are both excellent choices‚ but are meant for vastly different people. If someone has a set career path in mind such as
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COACH COLLEGE ST PHONE EMAIL Wacker Mchenry County College IL 8154558580 jwacker@mchenry.edu Fratto Oakton CC IL 8476351753 bfratto@oakton.edu Cummings College Of Lake County IL 8475432046 hcummings@clcillinois.edu Brown William Rainey Harper College IL 8479256467 cbrown2@harpercollege.edu Angelo Elgin CC IL 8472147552 bangelo@elgin.edu Tyrrell College Of Dupage IL 6309422364 tyrrellk@cod.edu Pethoud Kishwaukee College IL
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Community Colleges VS College Universities When graduating high school many students are concerned with choices they have to make as to which college they would like to attend. Some may have more options than others that have to be considered as far as their lifestyle‚ current jobs‚ other responsibilities they may have‚ personality and their academic goals. Choosing a college can be quite difficult. You can either decide on a college university or the local community colleges in your area.
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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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Semester February 28‚ 2014 Compare and Contrast: A Good Time At College vs Learning At College Many people choose to go to a certain college for a certain reason. For example in California‚ Chico State is known for its extreme partying till dawn‚ drinking and not caring much for grades. However‚ one will take their studies at Stanford University a little more seriously than the party school of Chico State. College life is a balancing act filled with challenges
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Online College vs. Traditional College I have both taken classes online and on campus. They are completely different atmospheres‚ but they also have things in common and I feel that you can gain a quality education from either source. When I first graduated high school I attended Westfield State College for about a half a semester until I got real sick and could no longer attend. Shortly after that I attempted to go to a local community college in my city and I just didn’t have the motivation
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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
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