International Portraits Of International Students: A Case Study

Affording a college education can be quite difficult for a majority of people seeking higher learning. Although Financial Aid has been able to help millions of Americans pay for school, there is still a large number of people who are unable to receive its benefits, namely international students. As a result of this, many of them do not come to the United States for school, because it appears too daunting to pay. It is obvious that there would be a number of ramifications that would happen if the government lent money to every person who needed it for school, the answer to this problem, however, can be much simpler. Portraits of international students can be seen in the hallways of the first and second floor of the main building on campus, which represents one of ACC 's learning outcomes: Cultural Awareness. ACC wishes to "Identify, distinguish, or express a diversity of aesthetic, cultural, and historical perspectives," as stated in their Cultural Awareness Statement. It seems to be apparent that providing opportunities of learning to people from other countries is something the school supports.If Arapahoe Community College were to create a …show more content…
Tony Blair, for example, announced in 2006 that he was putting in place a package of incentives to make Britain an even more attractive destination for international students. Skidmore University provides a larger fund for its international students than any other University in the Country. A recent article by Noa Maltzman, stated that the average internal student receiving a grant from Skidmore obtained about $40,000. The average international student receiving a grant on the other hand obtained $56,000. Skidmore recognizes the challenges that International students face and they are willing to provide help. Arapahoe Community College could provide great help to international students by following in their