Community college

When a student chooses to start there college career at a community college it is for many of reason. Either for financial benefits, guaranteed transfers too many Universities, or to gain experience before actually entering a University. During that time a student will go through certain challenges that will not affect and impact them. To elaborate more students who are from out-of-state, struggle with not only financial problems, but also diversity and difficulties of finding a job. Also…

Organization is an organization that focuses on helping community college students that tend to lack motivation throughout their college life. The organization will be organized and fully funded by having fundraisers that the students put together. Community College Student Success: The Role of Motivation and Self-Empowerment researchers Martin, Kimberly, Richard Galentino, and Lori Townsend stated that, “Although much of the community college student population is academically underprepared,…

people do not advance their education after high school due to the high cost of college. The average cost of college tuition for the year 2014 to 2015 was roughly $9,139 dollars for a state resident at a public college. Many of careers expect some kind of college degree in order to work in that certain field. Making college free for students can benefit anyone, but people can take advantage of it. Community colleges allow you to complete two academic years and receive a degree. After those two…

consider at a young age. Sometimes a person will have to consider them at a much later stage in life. Students can start by looking at their grade point average in high school. Then they have to consider what school to go to. Should I start with a Community College and transfer later to a University or just go directly to the four year school? When students moves they have to consider their residency status, because if moving out of state that can change your tuition rate. There are grants,…

Community colleges have changed dramatically over the past decade. The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC, 2012) defined this change and called for “community college leaders to breathe life into the vision outlined by the Commission, in which students’ educational experiences are redesigned, institutional roles are reinvented, and the system itself has been reset to meet the needs of students, their communities, and the nation.” (p. vi). In addition, the traditional model of…

College students attending either a University or community college share distinct and similar experiences as first time college students. For instance, both students have to pay tuition costs, applications fees, and they share a similar 1st (change) first) two-year curriculum. On the other hand, they have obvious differences in student body size, teacher and student relationships, and career preparation. Seniors in High School across our nation face immediate life altering decisions when…

Community college education is fast growing in America. This paper focus on four things about community college including how they developed over the years, what kind of education you get from one and earning afterward, loans given out to community college goers,and how college students that know that they will make more going to college. Community colleges were born out of the need for more education. The government wanted more students to want higher education but also knew it would stress…

There are copious benefits due to America’s College Promise Act. Community college’s offer education to every type of student, especially those who are working full time, need remedial courses and have families. Community colleges are often viewed as welcoming to students who have been out of school for a number of years and are attempting to start a new career. A recent economic study showed that community college graduates make ten thousand more a year than students with just a high school…

first two years of college free was proposed by Obama back in 2015. It is believed that making community college free would ruin the potential of young minds and others side believes that it has the potential to create a better environment for young minds and more opportunities for lower income students. In the article, a study was introduced where low income high-school graduates had a higher likelihood of gaining a bachelors degree if they enrolled into a community college. This opposes…

Community College vs Universities The question every junior and senior high schooler hears, “What college are you going to?” Whether they want to go with the most common, a four year college, or settle for a 2-year community college but most high schoolers will pursue some kind of education after graduation. While every student has their own opinion on where they want to go or what they want to do, it is very difficult to sometimes choose what is the bes t fit. Community colleges have been…