Umpqua Community College

some risks hoping for success. Take time to think about what you really want to do, because once you decide it’s not to easy to switch up. Attractions, activities, the environment, and cost are big role players when it comes to moving away for college. Go through a thought process before making your final decision. San Jose, California offers a wide variety of activities around the city, as well as extra classes from the school. There are many attractions in California, one being a museum…

next to me are empty. I see some peers with their parents. They were all dressed to the nines. It was as if they were going to a gala. I felt nothing, but envy. For the last four years of my US college education, I have not been able to count on the presence of my parents in any college activities, especially that of my mother. Yes, she is the one in all my church and school photos. I remember my high school prom; she took time off from her…

where furthering an education after high school was simple and obtaining a degree was free. That would be every college student’s dream, right? Unfortunately, today colleges do not just let students walk out clear from any debt. Whether an individual is going to a four-year university or a two-year school, it is going to be rather costly in the end. Before deciding to go to Rowan College at Burlington County, I had hopes of attending a regular four-year school. That all changed after looking at…

America will enroll in college. That college experience will affect them, not only career-wise but individually. In the essay “College Pressures,” William Zinsser defines the common stresses an average student may go through during their enrollment from his perspective of the master of Branford College. Zinsser informs the reader about the types of tensions that may occur and encourages them to improve the student experience by producing the best graduates possible. “College Pressures” is…

While a statewide report, there are many suburbs in Minnesota that have are majority white, and their schools are majority white with advanced courses, which shows that race, ethnicity, and economic class do play a role in enrollment in advanced courses, as students of a higher economic class had the opportunity to take advanced courses. The bit of diversity in my advanced courses, however, was not reflected in the students who actually took the exams. While there are no longer any policies…

is Craven Community College (CCC) in New Bern, NC. Their mission statement: Craven Community College is a dynamic and responsive institution of higher education committed to improving and enriching individual lives and society through comprehensive, high quality and accessible learning opportunities that allow students to contribute and compete in a diverse and global community. Their vision statement: By 2017, Craven Community College will be recognized as a vibrant community college focused…

‘til You Make It”: Why Community College Students’ Aspirations “Hold Steady,” written by Kelly Nielsen. The article focuses on people who come from low-income families and are also in the lower class of society and how their aspirations of attending a four-year university might change while attending a community college. The purpose of this research is to find out the reasons why people’s aspirations of attending a four-year university change after attending community college. I decided to…

President Barack Obama has released a proposal of making community college free but it’s very controversial because its just limited to the community colleges. Overall a community college is not that expensive as a CSU, UC, or private. Thus making a community college free would be pointless if the student has to move on to a university where they have to pay. In the article “As He Promotes It, Some Question Obama’s Free Community College Idea” by Joanne Jacobs published in February 23,…

individuals from all walks of life attending college, learning the skills and abilities necessary to be competitive in the global economy. Employers are demanding higher levels of expertise from their new hires, leading to a situation where anyone who lacks postsecondary education is at a severe disadvantage in the workplace. The pursuit of knowledge after high school, however, comes with a price. Along with four -year institutions, community colleges charge tuition to students that may…

Sanchez, in this article “Economic Benefits of a Community College Education: Issues of Accountability and Performance Measures” focuses on a specific outcome: the economic benefits of a community college education. The importance of a two-year education is commonly overlooked. The way the government looks at wages directly correlated with higher education is sub par and needs to be enhanced. In 20 states, the primary method for judging the post-college earnings of students has been to use…