The essay “Two Year Are Better than Four” was written by Liz Addison. In this essay she expressed her view that community colleges have considerable value in relationship with the universities. Moreover, she also pointed out that community colleges do not receive the appropriate consideration and acknowledgement from the academic community and, “College as America used to understand it is coming to an end” (Addison 255). In her essay, Ms. Addison advocates the significance of what community colleges offer to present students, as well as those who are interested in becoming students in the future. Ms. Addison proposed another credible point for community colleges by saying if you peel off the entitlement that accompanies a university degree,
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Addison goes on to explain, “I left school hurriedly at sixteen” and, “In my case, my life became proportional to my education” (Addison 256). This occurred due to the choice she made to leave school in England with only one “O’level” out of a possible nine to her name, an O-level (in the UK except Scotland) is the lower of the two main levels of standardized examinations in secondary schools. She maintains college has not succumbed, and it also makes available many of the dreams and goals students need, only it does it via the community college system in American. She also reveals how community colleges can be the proper choice for some students. Ms. Adison did not go into excessive detail about universities in America. She does states that “College is the key” (Addison 257). This statement is intended to intensify the value of college. Ms. Adison converged on the importance of community colleges and it is seen as the basis to achieving success for students who want to make their dreams into realities. Ms. Addison expresses her thoughts that in leaving school at such a young age, she had the opportunity to attend a community college here in America and to use that opportunity as a stepping stone to eventually attend a four-year
Addison goes on to explain, “I left school hurriedly at sixteen” and, “In my case, my life became proportional to my education” (Addison 256). This occurred due to the choice she made to leave school in England with only one “O’level” out of a possible nine to her name, an O-level (in the UK except Scotland) is the lower of the two main levels of standardized examinations in secondary schools. She maintains college has not succumbed, and it also makes available many of the dreams and goals students need, only it does it via the community college system in American. She also reveals how community colleges can be the proper choice for some students. Ms. Adison did not go into excessive detail about universities in America. She does states that “College is the key” (Addison 257). This statement is intended to intensify the value of college. Ms. Adison converged on the importance of community colleges and it is seen as the basis to achieving success for students who want to make their dreams into realities. Ms. Addison expresses her thoughts that in leaving school at such a young age, she had the opportunity to attend a community college here in America and to use that opportunity as a stepping stone to eventually attend a four-year