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while applying to colleges, going to a community college would be a better choice for me simply because I would not have to pay anything whereas in a University I would have to stress about ways to pay off my debt and loan. I believe that in a time where every student is faced with the pressure of going to college, the best way to go if going to a University is too expensive, there is always the best alternative where you don’t feel so pressured and stressed and can enjoy your education…

but a college degree does not assure you a job. In the article College, Jobs and Inequality it states “That means recent grads have about the same level of unemployment as the general population.” In other words the author of the article is saying that even with a college degree the chances of finding a job is the same as a person with no degree. In Thomas Friedman’s book, The World is Flat, he states “We simply are not educating, or even interesting enough of our own young people.”(Friedman…

QUALITIES OF A SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT Since I stepped on the land of United States last December, I have been in the College of San Mateo for two semesters. Along with my studying here, I have had a deeper understanding of the qualities of a successful community college student. Unlike the courses in my high school in China where all the students are concentrated in a same class and taught by the same teachers, the courses in community college here are more flexible because the…

Education also allows a greater appreciation for people and cultures. The lower class has the opportunity to rise up into the middle class and consequently the middle could rise up to the wealthy. Seen from the view of foreign countries, the United States is a country with quality education and families are willing to make the sacrifices to send their children abroad to study. We see immigrants will come from foreign countries and build new lives in America starting with education. This…

Today there are many ways for a student to earn a post-secondary education. The traditional option for attending in person classes at university or college is still present, but there many students are choosing to earn their degrees through a completely online or hybrid program, which is mostly online but does include some in person courses. No matter which style of earning an education students chose, the main goal associated with achieving a degree remains the same. That goal is for students…

players. Nonetheless the athletes on the field receive no compensation, and with good reason. Matthew Denhart, Richard Vedder, and Robert Villcock are all students from the Washington D.C: Center for College Affordability and productivity. They state, “For virtually all colleges, athletics is not a good financial investment...In 2006, only 19 of 119 FBS institutions gained a net profit from athletics” (12). So most of these colleges that have a large athletic program, do not earn any revenue…

better for diverse career options. Furthermore, everyone has the opportunity to get a college degree. Graduates now have to compete for jobs even after years of studying. The only difference is that all the people looking for a job have degrees. The universities raise expectations which are difficult for the government to…

before they join. The students go to college to get better jobs. If they do a major that has no demand in the labor market they will not get a job easily. This is usually happens with most students. “Mr. Mohammed Saud, who graduates in Politics major, states “labor market and student major are interrelated. I…

Being a student grants you the access of many job opportunities on campus. For instance, in Oklahoma State University, Erin Pretotta states that, “Students can work with faculty members in research labs, campus offices unrelated to their major, lifeguard, referee, student research assistant, campus tour guide, office assistant, editor/writer for the school newspaper, media…

Academic advising is an essential part to a college student’s life. Without it, most students would not know which direction to go with their respected academic fields or which classes to take in order to achieve the associate’s degree here at the College of Southern Maryland. But there is a problem with academic advising not only here at the Leonardtown Campus, but the La Plata and Prince Frederick campus’ as well. The majority of the time when a student goes in to see the academic advisor,…