Tuition free community college is an important subject that is should be discussed early in a student’s educational process to prepare them for future expectations, beyond high school. A study conducted by Pew Research indicates that, “College graduates ages 25 to 32 working full time are earning about $17,000 more than employed young adults with only a high school diploma” (Greenblatt par. 62). There is a need to emphasize the high school diploma is inadequate to support a standard of living beyond the poverty level. Students have to understand how education level is directly related to living standards and how important the middle class is to the fitness of the United States. I intend to develop a campaign marketed to high school students
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This page would detail the intentions of offering community college tuition free as a means of engaging more students to go beyond a high school diploma, lower the undergraduate cost and increase job skills for students. Additionally, the site would include information on current legislation such as, the progress of the America’s College Promise act that would offer community college tuition free to all resident students that maintain at least part-time enrollment status and a grade point average of 2.5. The site would provide educational strategies to help students and parents work together on educational goals and benefit from college assistance …show more content…
Increased college attendance is needed because when internationally compared, the United States fall behind other industrialized nations. As noted by Thomas Billitteri, only 39% of US adults have two or four year degrees compared to Japan and South Korea, where more than half (ages 25- 34) hold degrees (par. 7). Increasing education and skills are imperative to compete in today’s job market. Conversely, the cons of this advertising campaign would be knowing when to discourage some students from seeking certain four year degree program. As addressed by Billitteri, “…a bachelor’s degree is no guarantee of career success or upward mobility. Much may depend on the field of study” (par. 9). There should be also a focus on directing some students to vocational training or career and technical education, but with an emphasis on academic enforcement to develop math and reading skills as
This page would detail the intentions of offering community college tuition free as a means of engaging more students to go beyond a high school diploma, lower the undergraduate cost and increase job skills for students. Additionally, the site would include information on current legislation such as, the progress of the America’s College Promise act that would offer community college tuition free to all resident students that maintain at least part-time enrollment status and a grade point average of 2.5. The site would provide educational strategies to help students and parents work together on educational goals and benefit from college assistance …show more content…
Increased college attendance is needed because when internationally compared, the United States fall behind other industrialized nations. As noted by Thomas Billitteri, only 39% of US adults have two or four year degrees compared to Japan and South Korea, where more than half (ages 25- 34) hold degrees (par. 7). Increasing education and skills are imperative to compete in today’s job market. Conversely, the cons of this advertising campaign would be knowing when to discourage some students from seeking certain four year degree program. As addressed by Billitteri, “…a bachelor’s degree is no guarantee of career success or upward mobility. Much may depend on the field of study” (par. 9). There should be also a focus on directing some students to vocational training or career and technical education, but with an emphasis on academic enforcement to develop math and reading skills as