Community College Should Be Free Of Tuition
Imagine a world where the poor only become poorer and the wealthy become greedier, a world in which equality is only a figure of speech but no action is set to prove it. The United States has been dramatically declining in its system of education. We have high dropout rates due to burdened students who cannot afford school. President Obama, the nation’s leader, has come up with a proposal to help better the nation and the United States of America. This proposal states that community college shall be free of tuition for 2 years. This proposal is a great step forward for our country. I stand by the proposal that if community college were to be free of tuition, then it is a positive step forward because it is a way in boosting the growth of our
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According to the Institute for College and Success, there are approximately a million students who cannot afford to pay for school and also are not accepted for federal loans (“What We DO”). The hardest hit by this dilemma are the low-income black, Native American and Latino students. In some areas like Alabama, around 64 percent of low income black students in the community college do not receive admission in federal loans. Community college students’ access to federal student loans is hindered by the individuals’ race and ethnicity. Native American, African-American, and Latino students who attend community college are more likely to lack access to federal loans (“At Chat Cost”). David Baime goes so far as to say that tuition being unaffordable and also not qualifying for federal loans is like a “double-edged sword.” So for this reason we should strive for equality among all ethnicities and backgrounds. This is a matter of being fair to those that are unprivileged in our society. Aiding the masses with free community college will essentially leave no excuse or gap for those who are unable to afford school, thus providing equality to those in our communities in poorer conditions
According to the Institute for College and Success, there are approximately a million students who cannot afford to pay for school and also are not accepted for federal loans (“What We DO”). The hardest hit by this dilemma are the low-income black, Native American and Latino students. In some areas like Alabama, around 64 percent of low income black students in the community college do not receive admission in federal loans. Community college students’ access to federal student loans is hindered by the individuals’ race and ethnicity. Native American, African-American, and Latino students who attend community college are more likely to lack access to federal loans (“At Chat Cost”). David Baime goes so far as to say that tuition being unaffordable and also not qualifying for federal loans is like a “double-edged sword.” So for this reason we should strive for equality among all ethnicities and backgrounds. This is a matter of being fair to those that are unprivileged in our society. Aiding the masses with free community college will essentially leave no excuse or gap for those who are unable to afford school, thus providing equality to those in our communities in poorer conditions