The Importance of Community College In the article “Two Years Are Better Than Four,” Liz Addison claims that community colleges gives students the opportunity to begin with the belief that anything is achievable by merely following all the steps provided. Community college tuition fees are very affordable for students compared to four years college that students have to get huge amount of loans to pay for tuition. Addison also state on how important community college is to students that
to understand and assimilate to the culture of being a freshman in college. What’s ironic about the novel is that Rebekah Nathan is in her fifties and is a professor at the college of which she is going “undercover” as a student. She is an anthropologist who studies other cultures, and tries to understand how they think and act. Her first week as a freshman college student reveals a lot about the culture of undergraduate college students to her. It shows her a completely different perspective of
people and thus of themselves. Historically Black Colleges and Universities were put into effect to educate the black mind and eliminate the ignorance. The discussion of whether Historically Black Colleges and Universities are still necessary in the 21st century has taken place in recent years. Within the discussion many debate that due to the fact that the world is no longer like it was in the 1800’s, the time period in which Historically Black Colleges and Universities were created, the purpose of
I have found that transfer shock is when students transfer from a two-year community college or another smaller four-year university and their grades drastically drop based on their grade point average during their first and second semester, all though it is common that they do recover their grade point average. Hills first used the phrase “Transfer Shock” to describe the decrease in a student’s grade point average after they are transferred in. A researched test was conducted by Martorana and William
Why Community Colleges Should be free Community colleges have been tool used by many American students and families as a means of affordable education for better life for themselves and their children. Community colleges has played a big role in helping middle and lower income families who can 't afford to go to 4 years colleges ,the chance to educate themselves and their children. Community college was created in order to give basic liberal , technical and vocational education to
In our American society it is the role of the president to devise plans that will benefit our society as a whole. He might suggest that he has this plan to solve global warming our maybe he has concerns with the way a certain policy should be. Like presidents of the past president Obama has concerns and changes of his own he would like to put into place. Community colleges offer a wide range of degrees for cutting edge technical careers in today 's industries that help bridge opportunities to higher
public colleges and universities are state appropriations and tuition. Generally, as cuts to higher education appropriations occur, campuses respond by boosting tuitions even higher. Yet, regardless of the size of the budget cuts, college and university tuitions continue to rise, and these exorbitant elevations in tuitions are causing many students to change their college plans and enroll in community colleges instead. According to a report from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities
Should College be Mandatory? For many years, higher education has been a helpful tool for those looking to have a professional career, and now, it seems that getting a degree is almost necessary. In our present day it is nearly impossible to get a job without graduating college and that is why a higher education is considered to be the most valuable investment for Americans. College is so valuable because it lowers your risk of unemployment while giving you the opportunity to have your future potential
Introduction The definition of American Community Survey (ACS) by the U.S. Census Bureau is “an ongoing survey that provides data every year and giving communities the current information they need to plan investments and services [1]. All rights reserved. Used here for educational purposes only." The American Community Survey intended to deliver the most recent demographic, economic, social, and housing evaluation during the years. The ACS is a part of the U.S. Census Bureau and they save some
I am writing this letter to plead the case of one of Arizona’s most prized institutions—Dine College. Knowing that you are a strong advocate for education, and in observance of your determination to be the leading state in school choice (whether it is public, private or charter), I strongly want to urge you against closing down Dine College. Not only will the closure be a huge mistake in depriving many Arizona Natives an extraordinary education, it will be a terrible economic decision as well. I