Oklahoma City Community College

It has been often said that finishing college does not produce the most intelligent graduates but rather the most disciplined of them. Yet, when considering nationwide graduation and retention rates of community colleges it appears students often decide college is not of great value to them or they simply cannot maintain stability between academics and making a living. In light of President Obama’s ambitious proposal to make community college tuition free, the talk about two year institutions…

the others could not do. With graduations approaching, high school kids are struggling to answer how they are going to pay for college. Hillary Clinton has a new college plan with three simple components. The first one is to ensure that no student has to borrow money to pay for tuition, book, or fees to attend a four-year public college in their state.(“Issues-College”) She also says that the student will have to contribute their earnings from working 10 hours a week. Families will also…

beginning and finishing my school career at the same university as opposed to starting at a local two year school and transferring later. A privately funded scholarship would help greatly in reducing my college debt after I finish my four year degree. I do not have a lot of money saved for my college career and I have not been awarded any of the big dollar scholarships. Currently I am looking at borrowing a large portion of my tuition and living expenses if I start and finish at a four year…

suggested and promotes the idea of community collge being free for Two Years. The article “As he promotes it, Some questions Obama’s Free Community College Idea” by Joanne Jacobs, gets the views and discusses about the idea with students and politicians. I believe that it would be a good move to make the first two years of community college free, there is so much that will benefit out of this move. The whole country would benefit if the first two years of community college were free. It…

America’s College Promise Act would provide Americans with two years of free community college or vocational school which would provide equal opportunities to all, regardless of social class to pursue postsecondary education. It would be especially advantageous to minority groups and would appeal to a large spectrum of citizens. Current financial aid offered by the government is quickly dwindling due to budget cuts, providing relief to those who don’t really need it, and skimping on the…

Community college relies on two types of academic faculty, one of them is adjunct professors who do not have a full-time around 67% of full time [Mark 02/2015], another is full-time professors who has a full course load of instruction around 15 classrooms per week [Mark 02/2015]. Community colleges employed adjunct professors to save money, it costs less than to hire a single full-time professor. Adjunct professors do not have benefits; however, full-time professors usually have health…

When I first read Middlesex’s admission catalogue, I did a quick scan to get a general idea of the school. A recurring phrase I saw was, “find your promise”. I decided to read the whole booklet to see what this phrase meant. The words combined with the sign of the hammer and anvil showed that in Middlesex, the faculty hopes for students to find new passions and continue on current ones. I found that appealing as it matched my personality. Curiosity brought me to this school and my faith in my…

doctorate-level, highly experienced educator, thereby utilizing his credentials on accreditation plans and profiting from his expertise as he worked with colleagues and students, and Dr. Heitland could realize the benefits to his retirement plan. When Oklahoma legislators statutorily authorized this program to provide an incentive for OTRS members to continue to serve beyond regular retirement eligibility, it seems reasonable to assume that these were exactly the reasons they did so: to provide…

I am one of them. Santa Monica College was my first stop after high-school, almost 20 years ago. Growing up it seemed that I was always marginalized. I was the “darker skinned kid” who didn’t speak English and whose parents had funny accents. I recall being 7 years old and being cornered by a bunch of kids my age, and being told that my skin color was not liked by “God”. I realized early on that I was different. This difference, for an immigrant, is a hard pill to swallow. My high school…

You have applied for admission in a community college. You got the admission in that college. You have met the counselor and planned everything that you need for your major. But when you try to register for the classes, are you able to register for all the classes that you need? What if you don’t get the classes that you need for your major, because they were full? So what are you going to do if this is happening to you every semester? You don’t have to worry about that anymore-I have all the…