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Higher Education Cost and the Effect of Quality and Literacy The cost of a college education is becoming a serious national issue. With the cost of tuition and fees rapidly increasing, colleges are afraid of scaring off students. Daniel Casse and Bruno Manno, journalists from Academic Questions, examined the average price of attending a university for a bachelor’s degree. According to these journalists, “The cost of four years of tuition along with room and board at an Ivy League School may well…

State Universities hold a much more desirable and more educational values than your local Community College. Wrong! Community Colleges have a great deal of benefits for new incoming college students fresh out of high school. Granted state universities have great educational backgrounds, but a community college can provide those benefits plus more. A State University may have the flashy lifestyle but a Community College is more preferable to students because its more affordable, has a smaller…

the roaring 20’s to the most historical concert Woodstock in 1969. The meaning of queer started to change its course in the early 1900’s. More than a decade later, they gay community began to announce themselves to the world and used the term queer to describe themselves in a positive manner. In today’s society, the LBGT community and others have welcomed the word with open arms, forgetting that in the…

students, in particular, face unique challenges in persisting throughout the community college system and being able to transfer out (Wang, 2009). Although research has proven that elements influencing a student’s ability to persist (or lack thereof) are wide and complex (Nakajima, Dembo & Mossler, 2012), our study seeks to gain an understanding of factors affecting the persistence of first-generation students attending a community college. Moreover, in combining student testimonials with past…

“Two Years Are Better than Four”, is very passionate about college. She is a college enthusiast that has been to two community colleges and has a degree in biology. Addison writes “[college] offer a network of affordable future, accessible hope, and an option to dream” (258). Addison is all for college, in fact, she ranks it highly important in America. She is especially for community college. Addison does not believe you have to go to four years of college to find hope, to dream. I could…

(This essay is under the premise that I just got accepted into Deerfield. Whenever I say you I’m referring to my future self who is graduating from Deerfield.) If you are reading this now, congratulations on graduating from Deerfield. I'm sure it wasn't easy but you're graduating from Deerfield and moving onto to bigger and better things. Right now I was just accepted into Deerfield and I am excited. Actually excited is an understatement; I'm thrilled. There are a multitude of things I…

The idea of making college free has been flying around a lot recently, and the fact that college cost so much is a huge deterrent from people going after a higher education. With free collage, or at least more scholarships put forward, we would be able to influence more minds to seek advancement. Just think, getting a better education with much less of a cost. Many people will argue that it will make the tax payers paying much more taxes, and to some degree that is true. The interesting thing is…

Get to school early and there no parking, You end up having to park in the back of the parking lot. This is a big problem that Seminole State College,Sanford Lake Mary campus has. If you do not have an eight am class you will be parking in timbuktu. Seminole State needs to have better parking options to the buildings so you do not walk a mile to get to your class. Each year the number of students enrolling to Seminole State increases but the number of parking spots stays the same .There are many…

The Community College Day trip to Austin was an amazing experience. We were able to see the states capitol, get to meet representatives, and even speak to a few state senators. Although the building was packed with people it was worth cramming through. We were able to see the entire Capitol building from the Rotunda to the ground floor basements. The entire building was beyond beautiful and had an historical vibe to it. We soon learned that it wasn’t just Community College Day, but there were…

some sense of community with a group of people who share similar beliefs and lifestyles. This feeling of fellowship allows a person to become more comfortable with who they are through interactions with others who are going through—or have gone through—the same triumphs or hardships. The absence of this sense of belonging could drive a person insane. Feelings of isolation and desolation could run rampant through one’s mind because of the loneliness that comes with a lack of community. For most…