A Higher Place

In her article New Models for American Higher Education, Geraldine Evans, President of Rochester Community College, details a brief history of American higher education from the late 1700s to today, and shows how programs to aid students in pursuing higher education, especially in response to an increasingly skill-based, technological economy(Evans 1-3). Public education in the United States, even…

the expense of incarcerating an individual greatly outweighs the cost of providing an education for the same person.” (Education Voters Pennsylvania) Free two year college would help people get their degree while they work, so they can afford for a place to stay and a way to get to college. Crime rates would drop if two year college were free. People wouldn’t be out on the streets but would be in a library studying for their next big…

According to College Board in 2015 the average cost of college at a private school is 32,405 dollars an year. The cost of a state school is 9,410 dollars and for out of state students the out-of-state tuition is more like 23,893 dollars. The United States economy and like other countries has relative inflation through time. For example the average cost of a loaf of bread in 1950 was ninety-nine cents. Now a loaf of bread goes for about two dollars and thirty cents. That is about a one hundred…

four-year universities, or graduate schools, it is reasonable to ask for justification of a student 's education. In “Live and Learn: Why we have college,” the author, Louis Menand, proposes several answers to the question of what is the return of higher education. Menand, a university professor, was asked by one of his students, “why did we have to buy this book?” (74). This question was asking Menard to “justify the return on investment in a college education,” and led him to develop three…

go to college and some don’t America is socially divided. If the nation has the same level of education it will help us stay together. People usually think that some parts of America are subservient to some places that have a wondrous education. That is why sometimes we move to other places. If colleges are made free it will help us stay socially together and everybody will be more civil. Also, a free college education will also help people make scholarly decisions and rectify their wrongs.…

Rough Draft Right now in our society a college education is no longer a choice or privilege, but rather a requirement. We are practically raised and accustomed to believe that one needs higher education in order to achieve in life. There is a saying from Derek Bok that says; "if you think education is expensive, try ignorance," but as technology is steadily advancing and computers are running close to anything, is a college education really necessary? There are people whom have not ever set…

Lower tuition would increase the access that society has to higher education. With the current job market, a degree is more than likely a requirement rather than a suggestion. The current costs are making college accessible only to the rich and those who can manage to win enough scholarships to cover the costs. Everyone…

Oklahoma University School of Nursing is available for online degree programs. This is a perfect fit for me as a future student. I will be graduating from Northeastern State University, and receiving my Bachelor of Science degree. I am honored to represent Northeastern State University, and have successfully completed their degree program. The University of Oklahoma is what my future goal is, and I am ready to take the next step in my education. I have been working in women’s health the last…

to its Radio Userland feed-generator and aggregator, establishing the initial development of podcasting. Podcasting is a tool that is set up for audio distribution where files are uploaded. Files can be anything from music to digital images. In higher education, podcasting can be an easy tool for learning content and with the age of new technology, allow for information…

Abstract: Since time immemorial, education has been an important instrument for social and economic transformations. The swift development in information and communication technologies all over the world has brought many major transformations in the field of education and other fields of life. The paper deals with need of using ICT in education as well as the advantages and disadvantages of using ICT in education. What is ICT Information communication and technology in general relates to…