America's College Promise Analysis

Throughout my education journey there’s been one phrase that’s stuck with me, ”knowledge is key”, and one way to accomplish knowledge is by getting an education. The dilemma is that many don’t have access to achieve this due to financial needs but soon that may change. On January 08, 2016 President Obama presented a proposal that may eventually help many Americans reach their educational goals without all the debt that comes with it.This proposal is called the “America’s College Promise”, which allows two years of community college to be free for those students who are willing to put in the work. This promise will allow students to earn their first half of a bachelor's degree, which will also allow them to earn the skills needed in the workforce. According to Obama,” this plan is a chance to graduate ready for the new economy, without a load of debt”, and I agree. I believe that having the chance to go to a community college without having to pay for tuition for two years is a great idea, especially for those willing to put work for it and prove that this opportunity will not be in vain.. This is a chance for people who once would've never had a chance to achieve their “key” our economy will benefit greatly.
Many are against the idea of not charging for community college because they believe that not charging for community college will bring more debt to America. Andre Kelly, the director of the Center on Higher Education Reform at the American Enterprise Institute, describes why he believes that having free community college tuition is not the way to go. He states that community college is already practically free and that’s there’s no need to have this type of promise. That its incredibly naive for anyone to think that college graduate percentage would increase just because community college now has the label as