Undergraduate degree

into the teaching world, I ventured off into Tourism, Hospitality and Entertainment Management. At the time, I was a very outgoing individual, I loved music and I loved traveling. I enrolled myself in the Associate Degree Program at the Excelsior Community College. On finishing my degree I had lost interest in this field and didn’t bother to even seek a job in the area. In stead I turned to business and accounting. I started working part time at the Electoral Office of Jamaica where I was the…

college tuition are climbing faster than the U.S. inflation rate”, according to Average Rate Growths. A student degree makes a big difference in a person’s salary. However, having a degree is a key to making much more in any type of field. With the demand of a college degree rising, tuition costs are also being raised. This is making it more difficult for people to be able to afford a college degree. It seems even some people are not sure if it is even worth the cost anymore. I feel that college…

heard, knocked me off of my feet. I jumped up from my recliner, and I said, “Oh my God! What is our world coming to? In ten years, every job would require a college degree.” I was appalled that a local hospitality manager, at a popular fast food chain, said that he would stop hiring employees who didn’t have a college degree. His decision to restrict fast food employment to college graduates, I thought, was discriminative. While I struggled to comprehend why the…

curve ball. However, it’s what you do in that situation that can ultimately define you as a person. My curve ball came when I realized that my marriage wasn’t healthy for my children and me, which resulted in me parlaying my dream of a bachelor’s degree after completing my associates at TVCC. After 3 years of dead end jobs I stumbled into a career as an office manager; advancing upon that career for the subsequent 17 years. As odd as it sounds, I’ve worked for only 4 companies over the past…

It is not preparing student for a four year university. It appears that President Obama is just preparing students to achieve an Associate Degree. The strengths in the Republican viewpoints are that there are ways students can achieve a free education at a community college. For example, in New York State students can use either a Pell grant or Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) to finance…

sometimes things do not work out and if I loose my job tomorrow, i would know that with my college degree I have a better chance in getting another job just as good or even better. Stability and security is imporant because no one wants to live their life paycheck to paycheck. My dream is to travel the world and try new things, living comfortably, happily and stress free. Knowing that i have a degree will take a big weight off my shoulders because i know i what i have no matter what happens. If…

Universities and a former president of Cornell University and the University of lowa. The issue that Hunter is discussing is that people are treating college like a commodity. He explains how getting a college education is more than just buying a degree or spending money. According to Hunter, college is a great experience where as a student you don’t only get to learn about what you want to be in life but also about yourself. Also, about the experience throughout your college journey. This…

Passionately Curious Curiosity is the lust of the mind. Have you ever felt that adrenaline rush through your body increasing the mind’s interest of a topic you were freshly introduced to? I feel that passion over the topic of the human body and the medical world and I become determined to learn more. I am interested in the foreign, universal language of medical terminology and of the hands-on skills of assisting a doctor. I strongly feel the desire to gain the knowledge and skills to become…

My Motivation: What motivates me the most to pursue a college degree is that I will be the first person in my family to receive one. My grandmother is the backbone behind this motivation because she was always making sure that academics came first in my life. There was rarely a day that I would come home and she would not ask me questions about my homework, asking what I learned in school, or even looked over my homework. As I got older, she made sure I was a part of a college prep program…

In today 's society, some consider not acquiring a college degree tantamount to a lifetime of financial instability and limited job prospects. This perpetuating fear drives even the most seemingly scrupulous individuals to do anything to succeed. Although cheating is often attributed to an absence of motivation, the importance of attaining a college degree to secure one 's future and the intense societal pressures to excel in school are other often overlooked incentives that could tempt…