For-profit universities and colleges

As all things in life, there is always a beginning. I was first introduced to Full Sail University in 2012. One of my associates mentioned to me he was attending in the fall of 2012. At that time, I lived in New Brunswick, New Jersey. I was attending DeVry University for Multimedia Graphic & Development. I left DeVry University upon finding out my financial aid was displaced due to a class schedule issue. Nonetheless, I moved back to Plano, Texas to where my mother was living at the time. Making it back to Texas, I began working towards getting into Full Sail University. I 've never been to the institution in person, however, my thoughts after checking out the virtual tour captivated me. In saying this, my first appearance on the scene of Full Sail University came in the summer of 2014. Before I started the MCBS Program, I was in the Web Design Program. As mentioned, I was still believing I wanted to stay with the same route I had at DeVry University. I knew I wanted to stay with media aspect. I just…

One and five college students experience sexual assault during their college career. Today, one of the most dangerous realities that young adults face is the risk of sexual assault (Colleges, 2016). Sexual assault on college campuses has always been a major issue. In the past, more often than not, sexual assault on college campuses were pushed under the rug, making it seem as if they did not occur. In today 's society the topic of sexual assault on college campuses is no longer being…

Breaking News: There are reports of a school shooting, this simple phrase sends a chill down any parent’s spine. In recent years, as there have been lots of school shooting from an elementary school in Connecticut to a college in Arizona. Parents will always say that the safest place for any child is the home, but when they are away from the home they feel that the school grounds are the second best place for their child to be. If they would talk to those parents that sent their children to…

The article which I have had the opportunity to read referred to an incident of racial discrimination experienced by a group of approximately 60 students on a recent recruiting visit to the Texas A&M University insinuated by a selected few student from TAMU. A small group of approximately twelve white college students approached two African American students from Uplift Hampton Preparatory; a charter public school mainly of students of lower socioeconomic status, and minorities. The article…

Living on campus is normal for most students in college, then again, so is living off campus. The choice to live on campus or to not can be very tough. An indecisive person could have a very hard time deciding which way to live out their years in college. It may appear to most that living on campus is a no brainer, but in actuality sixty percent of students at public colleges live off campus, according to U.S. News and World Report. On the other hand the same newspaper stated that sixty-four…

Campus safety has always been a major priority for most colleges across the country. This unfortunately wasn’t the case for some universities back then. On April 16, 2007, a Virginia tech Senior managed to kill a total of 32 people on campus. Campus safety soon than became an important issue for universities around the nation and the outcome of this incident is best described as a “trigger for the growing number of campus safety resources nationwide”, said by Jill Castellano. As every year…

Freeze! Security or No Security? What makes you feel so safe on campus? Is it living next door to a police station or is there any security at all? College campuses have brainwashed you and your parents believing you inevitably safe and you possibly are not Enjoying class and earning a degree has never had a security issue? Or has it? College campus has lately been danger zones in the recent years involving rape, assault, robbery and feeling unsafe in a learning environment. Security on…

I’ve always believe having firearms on college campus will have more negative effects that outweigh the positives. By having firearms on campus we are at risk at having another University of Austin or Virginia Tech incident. Supporters of the open carry argue that in the case of an active shooter on campus the students and faculty armed with a permit to carry a handgun can protect the lives of many. Which is true to an extent, but many shooters are normally not only armed with assault weapons…

has become a norm throughout BC post-secondary institutions. Several The cycle of sexual violence is being facilitated by universities due to their lack of accountability and transparency. Many universities lack stand alone sexual violence policies and instead slot them into a general student code of conduct (Marshall, 2016). It is essential that all post-secondary institutions have a clear process to respond to and address incidents of sexual violence. Universities have more extensive policies…

The Safety of College Campuses today Campus safety was not always a major priority for many universities a decade ago. This unfortunately came at a price for one school back in 2007. On April 16th, a Virginia tech Senior managed to kill a total of 32 people and wounding 17 others on campus. If a single shooter managed to hurt and kill a total of 49 people on two different parts of campus, it was clear that Virginia tech had a major weakness involving campus safety resources. Jill Castellano a…