Community college

take. For example, Davidson County, North Carolina has begun taking, “high school transcripts, college placement exams and whether students have earned previous college credit”, (Smith) into account when deciding where to place students. As well as, according to Jay Mathews article, Are remedial courses actually hurting community college students? Published in the Washington Post, Montgomery College in Maryland has begun giving more weight to high school grades to decide which students should…

According to the American Association of Community Colleges, the average annual tuition for public community college is $3,340 for those in-state. For two years, that is roughly $6,680. However, this amount does not include books, food, and transportation. Free public high school seems to be more pleasing on the wallet. Apart from the financial aspect, college is almost a different world entirely that most students decide to enter at their own risk. High school does not begin to prepare students…

While community colleges are trying to add classes to certain courses so that many people is one way to solve the issue of people to have the access to graduate within 4-6 years. When students have difficulty to graduate within the 4-6 years then there must be something causing them to not be able to graduate in a way to where it limits their time of graduating. Finding a way to solve this problem is to do something about it where there could be many reasons to this situation; students who…

meant that I wouldn’t become trapped like so many of the other students that had came before me got trapped in our community. For outsiders, it's a weird phenomenon to explain. The phenomenon of getting trapped in the same community for the rest of your life is obscure to even those who have been graced with even the slightest amount of affluence. I was raised in a low-income community on the edge of the city-county border in St. Louis. Over 50% of students in my small school district came…

According to the Web site Virginia.gov, Virginia’s three year graduation rate for community college students has improved. In addition, 30 percent of students have been able to graduate. This low success rate is not good for college students. Although college is challenging, however, I am going to be successful by using the advice from experts, by developing strategies, and by taking advantage of the benefits offered by my college. Because I am a full time employee, I have numerous…

The Columbus State Community College offers a large brand portfolio. It currently manages over 80 majors in the degree of the Associate of Applied Sciences. In addition, the school has expanded in such a way that not only provides associate degrees, but also short-term training opportunities and continued learning which makes the dissemination of its brand hierarchy model a bit complex. As defined in the book Pearson Custom Business Resources, “the highest level of the hierarchy technically…

video game development during college in Utah, 1,238 miles (18 hours and 36 minutes) away. I’m super sad that he’s leaving but if it makes him happy, it makes me happy. I also want to win the lottery, but we see where that has gotten me. When I plan something and something goes wrong, I try not to stress about it because it happened for a reason. I tell myself it’s okay so I’m not dwelling over the problem.…

and the valuable experiences that being involved with the community and networking with others can bring. The one thing I did learn from my previous collge experience, both at Appalachain and at the community college I currently attend, is how much value comes from the colege experience outside of class - connecting with others who have different life experiences, and learning and doing things together to improve ourselves and the community. Since I intend to major in…

creaky red chair, while hurriedly trying to contextualize my life with just a few pieces of paper. For 15 minutes, he sat there, unhappy, tapping his foot, analyzing what I’ve “done” with my life. He took a sip of water and suggested that I go to community college. “You have to be realistic. It’s the most logical choice, ” he said. Although my academics weren’t as good as the rest of the applicants, I refused to listen to the man my mother had recommended me for academic advice. I thanked him…

Goals After a thorough CMS evaluation process, Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) decided on Cascade Server back in the spring of 2007. The College engaged BarkleyREI to design their site, which was launched in 2008. As a natural extension of the successful partnership between the College and the vendor, NOVA collaborated with Barkley in 2014 when it was time for a new website design. The first step in the discovery process was to identify the main goals of the project: Increase the…