Critical Analysis of “Online Higher Education’s Individualist Fallacy” by Johann N. Neem Many students around the country have the ultimate dream to start a higher education. In these days, technology is changing in our society providing the students with efficient access to faster internet, emails, and unlimited access to information. Online and traditional education offer to students a variety of options to achieve an educational success in students. Moreover, certain students choose to take some classes online for the flexibility of the schedule and some students decide to attend traditional college for the social interaction and discipline to complete their educational assignments on a daily basis. Neem use the claim and appeal, in an…
Did the person who invented college go to college No? Tuition cost has skyrocketed in the past few decade age since 1978 the cost of a college education has increased 1,225 percent, mean it more expensive for a four year public college than 40 year ago. It it good to have a college education? College isn’t worth it for three reasons debt, Tuition, and Personal loan. One reason college isn’t worth it is Tuition cost have skyrocketed in the past few by 1,225 percent.…
Involvement will not be the same as a traditional college student, nor should it be. Non-traditional students have more responsibilities such as employment and familial commitments as well as lots of experiential knowledge that must be factored in to determine what involvement looks like for the non-traditional…
Doing College the Liberal Arts Way: A Response to, ‘What do you do with a B.A. in history?’ Liberal Education is an approach to learning that empowers individuals and prepares them to deal with complexity, diversity, and change. Ken Saxon, a graduate student from Princeton, presents his ideas about students taking this approach to college in his writing titled, “What do you do with a B.A. in history?” It discusses how students with knowledge of the wider world are more prepared for life after college.…
Revamping Community College In the article “Revamping Community Colleges to Improve Graduation Rates” it talks about ways that people of education are working to help improve the graduation rate. While I am all for more people going to college and getting degrees, I do not agree with the changes that the article suggests. One of the changes that they are trying to enforce is the idea of free college. In the article, it states that “Bills are pending to carry out President Obama’s America’s College Promise proposal to make community colleges free to responsible high school graduates.”…
P1) The present day community college used to be known as junior college, and anytime I hear this defining term, I cringe. There is nothing junior about community college these days. Just about anything I can do during my first two years at a four-year college or university, I can also do at my local community college. Many of my friends who went straight to a university after high school.…
My presence in this meeting is for the case for Community college. I would like to introduce myself as Matthew Cortez, a student from Los Angeles Pierce Community College and I 've been a student at Pierce College for just a one semester and I learned something. I am here to speak with Los Angeles City Council concerning about the closure of all Los Angeles Community Colleges. I 've learned a community college is not just for people who are just trying to get further in their education but its also very beneficial for the City of Los Angeles.…
Characteristics of a Successful Online College Student To be successfully at anything you do requires commitment to the overall goal, willing to invest time to the goal and the desire to achieve the goal. Whether attending college the traditional classroom way or attending online college the student vision of the future must be clear. When I decided to return to college, the force that was driving me was to make a better life for my son and I. That is the reason I feel why a lot of students to return to school to make a better life for themselves, however not to my surprise the reason has to be more depth than a better life if the goal will be accomplish.…
For most high school seniors one of the most important decisions to make is choosing a college or university that could direct them on the right path toward their career goals. Most people say that going to a big, well-known university is the best way toward success, but are they really? There are actually other options that can lead a graduating senior toward success such as community college. Not only is community college more affordable and close to home, but it can also offer the same opportunities as that a well known university. An example would be Lorain County Community College, offering four-year degrees and having more than a handful of other associate degrees for first-time students.…
The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the major decsion a high school graduate must make after graduating high school is whether to attend a university or a local community college. A university offer a more diverse academic offering while a Community college is very community driven. Although universities and community colleges serve the same educational purposes, the have different admission requirements, environments and the conviences. When choosing to attend a university, the campus of the university is typically can be very huge in its campus size. A community college on the other side consist of being smaller in campus size and number of student enrollement.…
•A Community College is a more accessible way to get an education, when people think of “community” they mostly think within the community and no farther than 2 miles. These schools offer a lot of accessible tools in terms of time, finances and geography- which in the case of most universities it would be hard to get access to these tools. Community colleges do not offer four-year baccalaureate degrees, they usually offer two-year curriculum(s) that typically ends with an associate's degree, and professional certifications can be earned. Usually the tuition for community college is usually low since they provide admission to larger groups of people. •A Technical College is usually a vocational school at the secondary-school level, and is also a post-secondary vocational school that trains students to help provide them a variety of…
After high school I plan on taking a year off and getting a job to focus on raising enough money for myself to aid in college. After my year off, I would like to attend a community college for two years and then transfer over to a university for the rest of my necessary education. For community college, I would like to enroll in Copper Mountain College. I would like to attend Copper Mountain College rather than College of the Desert because it is cheaper, and many students in the valley will more than likely be rushing to go to College of the Desert. If everyone is fighting to go to College of the Desert then the classes available would be more limited.…
Online Learning vs. Face-to- Face Learning We all know higher education is the key to success. In today’s time, one must have some form of education in order to prosper in the work force. There are many options for higher learning. Students should decide which option would best fit their schedules.…
Innovations of Technology Applicable to Online Learning Technological advancements have enabled online learning to develop and become a higher preferred method of education. With the accumulation of advanced computers and high-speed internet, we have the competences to be able to take advantage of the innovations of online learning. With programs like Blackboard and Canvas, the abundant of resources available and the facilitation of instructors, students can be successful in this environment.…
Stronger bonds between the teacher and the students are formed more easily in a traditional classroom than in an online class; students are also more involved in their social lives and activities. Alleyne says, “With face to face interaction you develop lifelong contacts, memories and experiences that are harder to foster in an online…