As 31.7 million viewers tuned in to
President Obama's state of the Union address, one of the biggest subjects was
the topic of community college. The President wants to lower the cost of
community college because not only is it necessary for students who are
"Priced out" of a four year university straight out of four years of
free public high school; it is also necessary for the single parents and
veterans who are getting back into the job market.
The reduced cost of community
college wouldn't be your average bargain discount-but a 100% one. That's right,
two years of community college for American citizens. "You'll have to earn
it. You'll have to keep your grades up and graduate on time" said Obama.
Another point that was made that Tennessee (a republican lead state) and
Chicago (a democratic lead city) have already implemented the free-community
college system. Obama believes that this is a system which could and should be
spread nationwide in order to benefit all citizens who want to get a better job
and further their education.
Under this new system, congress
would pay seventy-five percent of the student’s tuition and the state would pay
the remaining twenty-five percent. Along with this new system comes a few
questions. The first being, how dramatically would this reduce the amount of
students going to a four-year university straight out of school? Would this
increase the demand for community colleges since more students would take the
route of going to community college for two years then transferring to a four
year University? More and more jobs are requiring a post-secondary education in
some form, and this system would provide citizens with more opportunities to
pursue the careers and lives they truly want to. When you think of that
scenario, doesn't the word freedom come to mind?
Sources: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/community-college-tuition-top-theme-state-union-speech/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-many-people-tuned-in-to-the-state-of-the-union-speech/
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