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Imagine a school for students who are not ready to dive into a four year university head first. What would it be like? The school would have easier classes and a lower tuition to assist the transition. That would be nice, and that is exactly what community colleges have tried to do since 1948. Originally suggested by the Truman Commission, community colleges were to be created to serve local needs. In the 1960’s, around 457 community colleges were opened to the public (“Past”). People flooded into the new colleges, and since then, the amount of community colleges around the United States has exceeded 1,655 (“Facts”). Though over the past few years, community colleges have faced a problem. On average, the graduation rate at most colleges is around thirty percent, so what has gone wrong? The original …show more content…

There are thousands of students across the country who attend a community college with a variety of reasons why they attend - the primary reason being finance. The most well known community college in northeast Mississippi is Itawamba Community College (ICC). The cost to attend this community college is approximately $4,000 in state and $5,000 out of state, but lately if someone lives in the Lee County area, it is free to attend (“Cost). Other reasons include students not being ready to go straight into a four year university. Over the years, these reasons and many more have helped ICC grow significantly with over 6,000 undergraduates whether on-campus, online, or part time. Though ICC succeeds in these areas, it struggles like most community colleges in the area of

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