Should Community college be free?

Posted on April 25, 2022 by meh1

Moe Eh

Professor Weaver

ENGL 1102

25 April 2022

“Should Community College be Free?”

What is a community college? Community colleges are publicly supported low-cost public colleges. The highest degree you can get at a community college is an associate degree. In today’s world, people are easily judged or rated depending on their college degree. Higher education or degree means higher salaries and employment. The purpose of this research is to see will free community college give students a better chance for success after graduation.

Free higher education has become a major policy discussion over the past few years. Many famous political figures such as Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have been debating whether colleges should be free. In the article “Who would benefit most from free college?” Matthew M. Chingos discusses that both politicians want to help students with college, but some people are going to benefit more than others. The article mentions how Hillary Clinton criticized Bernie Sanders’s free college proposal as a giveaway to wealthy families and it is not helping the low-income families.

Students who struggle to pay their bills and tuition are most likely to drop out of college or have a challenging time focusing on class. Most low-income students started college at community college, which gives them less worry about the tuition price, and most of the time their financial aid covers the cost for them. If the community college is free for everyone, low-income students would have less worry about the cost and students would be able to focus more on their studies rather than worrying about how they going to pay for their tuition. The article, “The Impact of Free Community College” by Forbes states, “Results from the Kalamazoo Promise program—a local college promise program—shows a 25 percent increase in the likelihood of a student earning a bachelor’s degree.” This means that free community college increases the chance of students earning their degrees. Another article, “The Effect of Tuition-Free Community College” by Christopher Lau states, “I find that free community college increases enrollment by 26 percent, welfare for all students, and degree completions by 20 percent.” This shows that if community colleges are then more students will attend and that means more college graduates. College graduates are good for the economy because they are most likely to be employed by big companies. This is due to their skills and education.

Conclusion

The goal of this study is to see how a free community college can give graduates a greater opportunity to get the following jobs or graduate on time. Over the last few years, free colleges have become a major procedural consideration. Many well-known politicians, such as Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, have debated whether colleges should be free. Hillary Clinton regarded Bernie Sanders’ proposal for free college as a gift to wealthy families, and the depressed-gains classifications are not allowed. Students who are struggling to pay their bills and continue their education appear to drop out of school or have a questioning opportunity focused on class. Free community college increases enrollment and helps students get their degrees.

Citation

Whistle, W., 2022. The Impact of Free Community College. [online] Forbes. Available at: <https://www.forbes.com/sites/wesleywhistle/2021/03/30/the-impact-of-free-community-college/?sh=2cff30b04bdf> [Accessed 25 April 2022].

Federal Trade Commission. 2022. The Effect of Tuition-Free Community College. [online] Available at: <https://www.ftc.gov/reports/effect-tuition-free-community-college> [Accessed 25 April 2022].

Chingos, M., 2022. Who would benefit most from free college? [online] Brookings. Available at: <https://www.brookings.edu/research/who-would-benefit-most-from-free-college/> [Accessed 25 April 2022].

Toccoa Falls College

Posted on March 21, 2022 by meh1

Moe Eh

ENGL 1102

Dr.Weaver

10 March 2022

Toccoa Falls College

Summary:

Toccoa Falls College is an institution and a dream come true for co-founders Richard and Evelyn Forrest. Dr. Richard A. Toccoa Falls College is a private, nonprofit, Christian liberal arts institution located in the foothills of beautiful northeast Georgia. The college’s ideal prospective student is students who are Christians and interesting in becoming ministries. The website uses the APATSARC strategy Audience along with the large rhetorical strategy imagining ideal readers.

Analysis:

In Toccoa Falls College website they use the large rhetorical strategy of imagining the ideal reader and the rhetorical style ethos and pathos to persuade the reader. Toccoa falls college was written to make a promise to the future student “The college functions under a Board of Trustees that set policy and an administration and faculty that implements it.” (Our story), which leads the audience to trust them and come to their college. TCF uses imagining an ideal reader as a rhetorical strategy to get audiences who are Christian. the target audience is those interested in becoming ministers.

They also target students “who are fresh out of high school, coming back after raising a family or looking for a way to boost their career” (Admissions). According to the website, it says “Center on Christ. Change the world.” (Admissions page) they give every student a chance no matter what stage in life you are in. This will make a lot of students come to their college. According to Toccoa falls college website page called “Camp life” they want their student to be comfortable and feel at home and is a place where boredom is not an option. This allowed students to stay on campus and be comfortable and safe. The school makes sure that all their students are feeling welcoming and feeling like this is home to them.

Another strategy the website uses is the Audience. The website is called mostly Christian students who are committed to Christ and strive for academic success in order to prepare to devote their lives to full-time Christian ministry or service through secular work. The website included programs that recognized them. To let students, know why they should attend TFC and a lot of programs recognize them. on the page called “Student Affairs,” they want students to become involved and make a positive difference in the world. Target students who are willing to make a change in the world and who have strong beliefs.

Last but not least the website uses to persuade students but showing them the beautiful place of the school. When you get to the TFC home page the first things you see is the beautiful waterfall. By having that it gets students who love nature or who love spending time outdoor attention which will make them look into their college. They also show students that they have online, on campus, and they have dual enrollment students, by showing that it will get students whose doesn’t like in-person class attention because not everyone like taking a class in person some good at online, and some are good at face-to-face class.

Response:

After learning about Toccoa Falls College, I would go to TFC because it grabs my attention about the campus and the surroundings of the campus. Also, they make sure that every student feels safe and feels home to them which makes me think that this would be perfect for me since I don’t like being away from home. But money is a problem. Also, it’s a bit far and I don’t like being away far home. But what interests me is that is a diverse place and it makes sure that students feel comfortable and feel home to them. Toccoa Falls College is surrounded by nature and is not a big campus which I like that interesting me in going there because I don’t like going to school that is big, I like school that is small so I get to know people easier. When I was looking through the TFC website I can see that the school is religious and they care about their community and they want to change the world into a better place. That is what grab my attention the most because ever since I was a little girl, I have always wanted a change this world into a better place and become a better follower of God. If money wasn’t an issue I would definitely go there because just by learning about the school I’m sure is a great college for students like me who don’t like big campus, who love the outdoor and nature, and who is also a follower of God. If the campus is close to where I live, I would go there because TCF is a great place if you are interested in becoming ministers or becoming close to God and learning more about him. while growing up I always want to become a youth minister and learn more about God so Toccoa falls college would be a great school for me. Also, Toccoa Falls college was my backup college when I apply for college. I have looked at this college while I was in high school. the school sport and the campus grab my attention and also I know that is a Christian college makes me even want to go more but it was far so I didn’t apply for it. if the campus is close to where I live yes I would definitely go there.

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Academic Profile of Armani Billingslea

Posted on February 5, 2022 by meh1

Armani Billingslea is a classmate of mine and he is in his first-year second semester of college. Armani was born in Georgia. He started his pre-k year in Georgia but by his 2nd-grade year, Armani moves to Florida. He moved back to Georgia during his 5th-grade year, moving back and forth 4 times between Florida and Georgia. During his elementary year, Armani did really well at school, but by his middle school year, he started to get off track. By his high school year, Armani started to get back on track and started doing good in school. After graduating high school, Armani applied for college, and the first school to accept him was Georgia State University. He chose GSU because of the school price and because it was the first school to accept him. He was the first person in his family to go to college and will probably be the first to finish college in his family.

In school Armani is good at English, History, and writing. His only bad subjects are Math and Spanish. Armani is a focused, serious, and respectful person. He’s very focused and serious when it comes to his schoolwork, he puts extra effort into it because it’s going to be very useful in his life after graduation. He treats others with respect because he wants others to feel safe around him and also to respect him back. Knowing that he wanted to become an attorney or judge, he needs to show respect to his clients because showing respect helps you build relationships with your client and makes them trust you.

Armani’s major is Criminal Justice. His career goal is to be an attorney or judge, anything that deals with the law. Since he was around 9, he has always been interested in being a lawyer. His favorite TV shows are Criminal Minds and Law & Order because they are about crime and their cases. Watching these shows helps him know more about the criminal justice field and see what is like in this field. If he is not watching these shows he likes to play video games and basketball. After graduation, he hopes to become a judge or an attorney and help anyone that is wrongfully accused of anything and to make sure that the law is executed in the right way. He hopes to learn more about the history of law and how to enforce them.