Community college

make after graduating high school is whether to attend a university or a local community college. A university offer a more diverse academic offering while a Community college is very technical and industry driven. Although universities and community colleges serve the same educational purposes, the have different approaches in certain areas. Here are some different approaches one can compare contrast a community college to a university; admission requirements, environments and the conveniences…

Choosing a community college vs. a university is simply a matter of determining your educational needs and what you need to expect to accomplish from the school. Maybe you are an upcoming freshmen, and not sure whether in going to 2- year college or a 4- year college. Where you can pick a two- year college, and may not be able to experience a life you cannot have in a university. Although both, universities and community colleges serve the same purpose, the two are very different. From, finance,…

Putting the Community Back into College In his influential essay “Putting the Community Back into College” David F. Ayers realized how much of an impact that a community college had done for him in his life. Ayers first noticed this when he attended a Spanish trip for the first time with his community college class. Ayer had soon graduated and taught at community colleges for quite a while and is currently teaching at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He believed community…

Community College Should Stay the Same I don’t agree with Barack Obama’s idea of having free community college. There is many points that you will have to consider when you think of free community college, such as the professors not have the same wage that they are earning as if now. There will be students that might not take the education seriously, their mind will be that since it’s free it will not really affect him/her but as it won’t affect their budget it would affect the university that…

Every year students enroll in River Community College, but unfortunately, many of them withdraw without completing their courses. One study of American adults finds that 31.3% of adults did not complete programs they began (Patterson & Paulson, 2011, p. 9). While many are motivated to continue their education by promises of improved employment, job stability and satisfaction, and personal motivations such as content interest and self improvement considerations, as well as familial and societal…

dreams down is the amount one has to pay for tuition. President Obama proposed a plan with an objective of having the number of people with college degree increase, and in order to do this he is proposing to making community college free. There is a wide range of people who agree and disagree with President Obama’s plan, I personally believe that community college should be free nationwide. It all comes down to a student 's income status and the resources that are offered to them.…

I have learned that there’s a huge difference between Community Colleges and Universities. I chose to attend a community college because I knew that a university would be far more complex. In addition, every college student starting in their college education should take into consideration college will be a whole different experience. When I started college I enrolled in a community college; however, once I decided I wanted to start college my first thought was moving out to a university.…

aware of the financial cost of going to a university will be so they have chosen to go to a community college instead. There are pros and cons of going to a state university and or a community college and that’s what I’m going to talk about today. Some students have the choice of going to a university because their parents can afford it or they have earned scholarships to help pay their ways throughout college. Money is a huge contributing factor of teenagers not being able to get into the…

There is a place for higher learning and it is called college! One is Community college, which offers courses to people that want to stay in their local area or seek advancement in a trade. It also prepares some students to transfer to a four-year university. A four-year university allows students to receive a bachelor’s degree and may offer graduate programs. Community colleges and four-year universities have similarities and differences that make each one unique in their own way. Choosing…

I needed to make a decision on whether I should go to a community college in California or out of state and play basketball. It was a very hard decision to make because I already had my mind set on me getting a scholarship to a university but I failed my physics class my senior year in high school. So I wasn’t qualified to play at a university. I never thought that I would be choosing between a community colleges instead of universities. Then I talked to my high school coach to have her help me…