Associate's Degree Struggles

The Struggles of Achieving an Associate’s Degree When most high school students graduate and enter a junior college, they plan on achieving their goal which is to graduate with an associate’s Degree of whatever field they want to go in. Many effects come along the road when it comes to trying to pursue an associate’s Degree and proof of these three reasons why it takes students more than two years to complete an associate’s Degree is understandable; a student’s time, their expense, and their school progress such as classes and grades. One of the reasons why it takes more than two years for students is because some classes cost more money than others depending on the field of study that they want to go into and the chances they have taken the course. A lot of students come into college with either little help of financial aid, depending on the taxes that is submitted through the financial aid department, grants, loans, and scholarships, or no help at all (students who are paying for college out of pocket). Some students work part time or even full time jobs just to make personal ends meet, and on top of that, their tuition cost. Although a university’s tuition can be high, so can the junior colleges around them. Those with aid are also limited to how much money they are granted for …show more content…
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