Me When I graduated high school‚ I knew that if I wanted to get ahead in life I was going to have to get into college. Not knowing exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up‚ made me worry about spending money on a traditional four year university. I realized that there were several cheaper options for a higher education were around my area. Starting my education at a community college seemed like the right step for me once I understood that the credits would all transfer to a university that I
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Student Affairs position at Tallahassee Community College comes from my experience as a community college student. My family was not able to finance my education after I completed high school. This led me to look into attending my local community college because the tuition was affordable. Without the community college system‚ it would have been difficult for me to achieve my academic goals. This is one of the reasons I am passionate about community colleges and their mission. This experience also
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Running Head: COMMUNITY COLLEGE EATERIES Group Project Qualitative Research: Community College Eateries Quentin Hart‚ Heidi Peterson‚ Jennifer Terry Boyenga Res Ev 580: Qualitative Methodology Dr. Monica Bruning June 11‚ 2006 Introduction Community colleges are filled with a myriad of eating possibilities. Vending machines and soda machines line the halls‚ dispensing non-nutritional sugar and caffeine alternatives to keep the student going. Another alternative
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dedicated to their morals‚ service‚ and friendship. “A fraternity is an association of men‚ selected in their college days by a democratic process‚ because of their adherence to common ideals and aspirations. Out of their association arises a personal relationship which makes them unselfishly seek to advance on another in the arts of life and to add‚ to the formal instruction of the college curriculum‚ the culture‚ and the character which men acquire by contact with great personalities‚ or when admitted
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“Are community college students at a disadvantage for a quality education?” The Myth of Inferiority by T. Allen Culpepper published in The Chronicle of Higher Education‚ October 27‚ 2006 explores the stereo-type that community college are viewed inferior to University students. Are community college students at a disadvantage? As a community college graduate myself‚ I must disagree. Although students come from different backgrounds‚ I do not feel “we” as a community college are any
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Community College Tuition When my brother graduated from high school‚ it was difficult for my parent to pay for his tuition‚ seeing as how he just recently come to the States. The Free Community College program was able to help him go to college for two years and soon he will be planning to finish his last two years at another school. These give me the opportunity to be able to attend a university of my choice. My parent not having to worry about funding my brother college tuition gives them the
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Community college‚ The worst fear for some and the best experience for others. Many people think that community college is a bad place to attend. They think they might not be good enough to be in a 4 year university. They seem to take that negativity throughout‚ their whole college experience. In the article‚ The Seven False Beliefs: Addressing the psychosocial Underpreparedness of the community College Student by Miranda‚ It stated that many community college students don’t start with the greatest
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amazing for college to be free‚ but if we really think about it. There is a lot more going into it than just free community college. The money has to come from somewhere if President wants to make it free for students to go to community. A lot of people do not think about the consciences or the aftermath of this plan. They are just paying attention to solving one problem‚ but do not stop and think about the rest of the problems that are going to raise when they make going to community college for free
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Community college have frequently served student who weak academically skills prepared for college-level courses. Nevertheless‚ the policies and practices specific to remedial education‚ implemented by the colleges to help students reach college-preparedness‚ vary as much as the missions of community colleges (xxxxx). This article identifies the situation of remediation in community college‚ pinpointing the application of assessment/ placement for remedial courses. At the meantime‚ the researcher
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contribute to the college community setting. Everyone has a talent that can make the community college better and work more productively. All that I have achieved in life can not only make my life better‚ but could also benefit others who are in the community. Hearing other stories and achievements can allow someone to make a better decision when it comes to the point when they need to make a life’s goal. I cannot say that my life experience can benefit the college community but I can say that
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