A Higher Place

Andrew Delbanco’s article “Three Reasons College Still matters” emphasizes that the percentage of college students that attend a higher institution or university has decreased, largely based on the changes that are affecting society. Therefore, it no longer seems astounding as it once did and it has become a factor that affects this generation not only economically, but socially as well. Before this article, was released the number of students that attended college, was generally high, but now…

international students is because of its cultural diversity, quality education and friendly people where students feel comfortable to receive valuable and highly qualitative education. Australia offers a quality education, value for money in one of the safest places in the world to live while also offering the best lifestyle anywhere in the world. Australia has five of the thirty best cities in the world for students based on student mix, affordability, quality of life, and employer activity…

And in today’s world, there is no alternative way of acquiring such core competency and knowledge apart from attending those higher institutions of learning. “A degree has always been considered the key to a good job”(Donald 2012). No one can dismiss the essence of higher institutions of learning because it imparts proper moral, as well as theoretical education that any country cannot do without. Countries around the world have established institutional…

For many African Americans, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are the foundation of higher education. They provided equal access to a high-quality education for countless African Americans. As diversity gains momentum and economic pressures continue to mount, the need for these specialized institutions is in question. Their relevance is doubted with concerns about their present purpose, costs, and vitality in modern America. Are HBCUs as relevant today as they were in the 19th…

them a well-paying, secure job. Unfortunately, due to the rising cost of college tuition, a large amount of students are unable to pursue this dream without amassing a large amount of loans. Student debt has become almost synonymous with attaining higher education. However, student debt often has a crippling effect on people’s financial independence and future. For many people, finding a job that pays well enough to repay their massive loan payments is impossible. Student loans are given on the…

In today 's culture, there is a huge emphasis on education, particularly higher education, and determining what vital roles it plays in our society, as well as figuring out the impacts that it has on individuals and its overall impacts on society as a whole. Throughout time, many people have argued that obtaining a quality education is essential solely for the purpose of obtaining the necessary credentials that will be required for jobs or positions later on in life; however I believe there is…

Gilbert, C. K., & Heller, D. E. (2013). Access, Equity, and Community Colleges: The Truman Commission and Federal Higher Education Policy from 1947 to 2011. Journal Of Higher Education, 84(3), 417-443. Gilbert & Heller (2013) posits that the Truman Commission and Federal Education Policy has set out policy to ensure equal access to higher education for all students regardless of income or achievement level and provided more federal funding to increase the role of community college availability…

Taking Advantage Over the Classes If a higher education leads to a higher class, why are the majority of college students from the upper class? Education is the true pathway to social class mobility, yet many working class people do not get these opportunities. Without an opportunity for upward social class mobility through education, many working class people remain in the working class. On the other hand, the upper class is afforded more upward opportunities to continue the pathway to…

education in their homes, children growing up in poverty are behind from the earliest starting point. Household stresses from living in destitution tend to build up in a child, making it extremely hard to focus on any fundamental instruction taking place in school. While education has been envisioned as the great equalizer, this promise has been more of a myth than reality for…

Growing up as Americans, we are encouraged to go to school and achieve a higher education. As other’s see the American culture; “American’s” have all the name brands, the flashy jewelry and mansions, luxurious cars; well, we need to make masses of money. Thus, if you take what is viewed as the “normal route”, the more educational background you have, the more money you will make. Working our way back from generation to generation- education shows indication of decline. Education wasn’t forced or…