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devastating if there is no sufficient income for the recent graduate. These factors are just a few examples for why this is an important topic. At the beginning of the past 2014 Fall Semester, some 21.0 million students attended U.S. public and private universities (US Department of Education) with the compelling idea that earning a college degree would provide them with a high-paying job. Yet as society is continually evolving and expanding the number of jobs that do not require a college…

In high school, it seems like the only thing that anyone wants you to do with your life afterwards is go to a four year university. But, we are all here, are we not? It is not a universal model. Getting an education is widely seen as beneficial, but many negative aspects to the university model have grown over the years and it is important to ask educational leaders for change. Today, I will tell you about the current supply and demand of higher education, the effect it is having on…

Health, Education, and Welfare, determines whether universities have the ability to properly engage in equal opportunity activities that embraces the idea of bringing equality to the underrepresented gender. Through the Title IX regulation, an institution who sponsors an athletic program, must provide equal opportunities and accommodations for both men and women. The three-part test associated with Title IX essentially determines whether a university is compliant with its ideology and…

experience that would ignite the same passion and desire that I have to succeed in college. This was accomplished during the summer of 2015 when I researched, planned, and carried out a trip to various UC, CSU, and private schools throughout northern and southern California. By visiting new universities and visiting academic departments, I hoped…

director of the education policy program at the New American Foundation, explained that "for-profit (colleges) exist in large part to fix educational market failure’s left by traditional institutions, and they profit by serving students that public and private nonprofit institutions too often ignore."2 Supporters of for-profit colleges argue that there are many individuals who would benefit economically from attending college, but are unable to do so for various reasons. Some of these reasons…

As the economy today is continuously growing, there is a national increasing need of individuals in the working industry who have education beyond high school. In particular, the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce has estimated that by 2025, there will be at least 68% of jobs in Iowa will require individuals with postsecondary education. In order to ensure every individual has the equal opportunity to pursue postsecondary education, President Obama has proposed the…

The Value of Education: Is College worth the cost? The total cost of an in-state public university (including room, board, books, travel, and miscellaneous expenses) hit $24,061, up $651 or 2.8% from last year. This to most isn’t just pocket change, having this kind of money annually for 4 or more years isn’t easy, most students get grants, scholarships, or loans to pay for the extensive tuition. So is college really worth the student loans/debt, tuition cost, and possible monetary wages and…

establishment for the sakes of money? College education in America is strenuous and expensive. Students are forced to worry first about their debts, scholarships, loans, and all things money before even thinking of a major, sometimes even before picking a University. Why is this an issue for a well-developed nation like the US when many other nations like us have free or cheaper college education? Although there is no such…

My Journey to IUPUI My road to Indianapolis University- Purdue University was not an easy one emotionally. Over the course of the last year my journey to becoming a college student was definitely not what I expected it was going to be nor how hard mentally it would become. I thought that I was going to get into my dream school, IU Bloomington, without any problem given my grades and extracurricular involvement. But, my SAT was an average score and that wasn’t good enough. On March 10, 2017, my…

college education. My lifelong career goal has been to become a family nurse practitioner. My family has many member of the healthcare field, both doctors and nurses. I had the privilege of growing up observing and learning about the field from a private practice perspective. From this I developed my interest in the healthcare field and I knew that I wanted to become a part of it. After researching and evaluating the different roles and job opportunities in healthcare I determined that nursing…