...2014 You get what you pay for, right? College is an exciting, yet stressful time of our lives. The biggest problem we face about college is how much will it cost? Everyone wants to attend certain schools, but money always gets in the way. This causes students to reach towards community colleges, trade schools, and online universities. These schools offer the same degrees faster, but at a higher cost. Kevin Carey, director of the Education Policy Program, claims for-profit colleges have too many issues within and need to be reformed for the better. He points out that for-profit schools are not all that bad. These universities offer open doors for students turned down by traditional and private colleges who seek higher education. Christopher Beha complicates Carey’s argument that for-profit schools are a form of “higher education” by using providing evidence of how classes are at these universities when he posed as a student himself. Jane Clark extends Carey’s claim that these colleges are “money-making machines” by supporting a look at how for-profits make their money. Lastly, an article by Melissa Korn from the Wall Street Journal clarifies Carey’s assertion of how for-profit graduates are not getting jobs because employers are turning down their “low-value” degrees. College is a time for many students to gain a higher form of education. Carey argues that classes taken at for-profit colleges offer are equivalent to traditional colleges. Christopher Beha, editor of Harper’s...
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...start at around $16,000 a year. With experience this can rise to between $25,000 and $30,000 year. Senior AV technicians and project managers may earn up to $40,000 a year or more. Overtime payments can increase earnings. Figures are intended as a guideline only. You would normally work 35 to 40 hours a week. Conference and exhibition work will often include evenings and weekends, and some school or college jobs may be during term-time only. Most of your work would be indoors, and may involve some lifting and carrying of heavy equipment. You would often spend time travelling between jobs, for example when working at different conference locations. Post-secondary education or training required in gaining employment in this field of technology: Before looking for work you may find it useful to take a college course in a subject that covers some of the skills needed for AV work. Courses include: * Level 2 Certificate/Diploma in Photography * Level 3 Certificate/Diploma in Media Techniques * Level 3 Diploma in Creative Media Production * HNC, HND Foundation Degrees and Degrees in Creative Media Production, Audio production, Multimedia, and Digital Media Technology....
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...should go to college. For some people, college is the best thing that ever happens to them. These people are those who do not mind going to school. If one hates school, college will most likely not be a positive experience for them. College is just like anything else if you dread it, it will not be a positive experience. More so, those who do not enjoy going to school may not graduate. This would be an extreme waste of money for some people. Starting college but not getting a degree is like lighting your money on fire. There is no point in paying for college if one’s desired career does not require a college degree. If someone...
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...“Should Everyone Go to College?” In today’s society people believe that a college degree is essential to becoming successful, but studies show that attending college may not be a smart investment for everyone. (209) “Should Everyone Go to College?” On average those who graduate from college make more money than those with just a high school diploma. With high tuitions rates and student loans going through the roof does the benefit of a college degree far outweigh the cost? In addition to the price of your schooling, the real question then becomes how much time are you willing to invest in your college career? In the United States a college degree is almost required if you want to make enough money for a decent living. A requirement, teachers, the media, and loved ones around stress to young minds, imploring them to seek education no...
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...Each decade, Thirty million American children enter high school but only six million of them ever receive a college degree. The remaining twenty four million kids either drop out; complete high school and enter the work force; or attend a community college or university for a couple of years. (TK) College is not for everyone; student’s mindsets are based on parents thinking, the success rate in entrepreneurs vs. technical, universities vs. IT schools, and how college doesn’t equal success. (TK) For a lot of people, going to a four-year college seems like an automatic choice when they graduate from high school. The reason is obvious – higher income. According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, a bachelor’s degree accounted for an average of $16,900 in additional income per year compared to a high school diploma ($30,000 versus $46,900). (TK) Over a 30-year career in the workforce, that’s more than a $500,000 difference in earnings. These numbers may not paint the whole picture, however. Due to the increasingly high costs associated with a college education, as well as other drawbacks, more and more people have been considering trade school as an education alternative. (TK) Trade School vs. College: Drawbacks to College Education Length: Four (or More) Years vs. Two Years For starters, a bachelor’s degree typically takes four years of study, which means that people who enter the workforce after receiving their bachelor’s degree aren’t doing so until age 22...
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...College For The Future As many high school students finish up their graduation walk, many of them are still wrapping around the idea of whether going to college is worth it or not. Parents are also trying to figure out will their children be safe and sound at whatever campus they are staying at. Most importantly, many parents are thinking of how helpful college can be for their kids. Overall, the thought of college for each individual that is pursuing further education is different but for parents, they are most likely having the same worries and excitements as many others. To have the education to get the dream career in the end and be able to get anything they once dreamt of are what many students have in mind when pursuing their college education. Many might say that going to college has no purpose in life but surely, the purpose of college education...
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...Name: Mohammad Omar Kothawala Instructor: Rod Sachs Subject: ENGL 1301 Date: 11/30/2012 College Education: Worth the money? The value of higher education or college degree is now in jeopardy. This statement appears to be surprising as it gives an impression of breaking the norm Due to the global economic crisis accompanied by inflation, rising cost of living, soaring rates of unemployment, Professor Richard K. Vedder, of Ohio University, who is the founder of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, has put forth an argument, “Is college really worth it?.” Professor Vedder argues that the purpose of college is to get a job and according to an article in Times magazine, (pg. 56, 7 June, 2011) goes on to comment, “why fifteen percent of mail carriers have a bachelor’s degrees,” that it was a waste not just monetarily but of time and energy too. He feels a better bargain would have been to invest in the acquisition of skills appropriate to the work place which would have secured a credible future. Although this may appear valid at first glance, those who have a stake in higher education argue that there is plenty of evidence that suggest a college degree is worth it. For example, in response to professor Vedder attempts to promote an alternative to college degree, Dean Julie Morgan of the University of California at Los Angeles college of liberal arts and Sciences asserts that “four year degree program is one of the best investment in your life time” I agree...
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...HAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTINGS Background of the study Orszag (2001) Working while attempting to obtain a degree has become a pervasive lifestyle for today’s University students among the reasons contributing to an ever increasing trend of working during education could be the increasing financial pressures from higher college tuition and fees, the necessity of gaining social experiences, and academic requirements for practical internships. The likelihood of working while in school for college students has been increasing particularly as the cost of education has also been rising. Noni’s and Hudson (2006) Academic performance is measured by the standing of rates of grades of student in every subject. Having a high level of performance on the academic area of a student suggest its competency and high level of confidence on its certain field. Students have their own attitude towards learning and achieving a high level of academic performance. The development of their enthusiasm towards succeeding in their own field varies. In order for a student to succeed he needs to be armed with strategies and techniques that will supplement his desire to reach his goals. Crede and Kuncel (2008) One way is to have an efficient and adaptive study habit. This phenomenon can be linked to multi factors that affect their study habit. Such factors can be found in their environment, these includes the type of house they live in; the people around them and the...
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...Occupational Sex Identification and the Assessment of Male and Female Earnings Inequality According to McLaughlin (1978), research from 1978 expands on investigating whether occupational prestige or status is a determinant for differences between male and female earnings. The focus of the study was whether task differences contribute to earnings differentials between the sexes at a time when there was an explosion of women in the workforce full time (McLaughlin, 1978). The study added a feature to look into occupational structures that were missed from earlier studies and may have biased some individual level analysis because these earlier studies focused on occupation prestige (McLaughlin, 1978). Because researchers believed that women were relegated to low earning positions, it was discovered that the sex identification of the occupation is viewed to have substantial impact on both male and female earnings. The results show that the task based (data, people and things groupings) earning potential of male dominated occupations is higher for men (women earn about 60% less than men) than equally prestigious occupations dominated by females (McLaughlin, 1978). When the task of the job associates the occupation to male identification, both male and females have higher earnings than those occupations with tasks associated with female identification. Therefore, women may not only appeared to flood the labor force in certain occupations, but if they were in female identified occupations...
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...Academic Performance of Undergraduate Students at Cambridge by School/College Background Dr Geoff Parks, Director of Admissions for the Cambridge Colleges Introduction A number of studies have sought to examine the effects of prior schooling on subsequent academic performance of undergraduate students at UK universities (see, for instance: HEFCE, 2003; Naylor and Smith, 2005; Hoare and Johnston, 2011). Most studies of this sort have reached conclusions along the lines of: “We estimate that, on average, a student who attended an Independent school is 6.9% to 5.4% less likely to be awarded a ‘good’ degree compared to a student who attended an LEA (state-sector) school, ceteris paribus” (Naylor and Smith, 2005). That students from the maintained sector out-perform their privately educated peers in higher education has become the received wisdom, and it is widely assumed that this must be the case at all UK universities. Hoare and Johnson (2011) found it to be the case at the University of Bristol. This study examines whether it is the case at the University of Cambridge. Methodology This study considers the academic performance at Cambridge of undergraduates educated at UK schools and colleges. Their academic performance is judged by their results in their last examinations classed on a First/II.1/II.2/Third basis. In most cases this is in their final year, but in the case of a small number of subjects, for instance Engineering, where the final year is classed on Distinction/Merit/Pass...
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...Are we doing all we can to help students prepare for their futures? Maybe you read the US News and World Report article by Allie Bidwell that revealed “Just 5 percent of students complete their associate degrees in two years, the report found. At non-flagship public universities, just 19 percent of students finish in four years, and just 36 percent do so at flagship or research universities.” Perhaps you saw the paper from the Higher Learning Commission, Why do Students Fail? Academic Leaders’ Perspective. This paper sites lack of interest, direction or focus as factors leading to student failure. The professors surveyed for this paper go on to state, it is always easier to help those who know what they want to achieve, compared to those who have no idea why they are in college in the first place. These are the facts students are facing now. This is their reality. They have got to be asking, “how am I going to gaining the...
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...In some instances, veterinary programs do not require students to hold four - year degrees; however students may experience without difficulty gaining admittance into veterinary programs without degrees. Those who have not completed undergraduate school generally need to have completed at least 45-90 semester hours.” This is saying that the students typically have a bachelor’s degree in a science area but the students do not have to hold the four - year degrees but however must have to complete time. They have to complete 45-90 semester hours since they have not completed undergraduate...
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...speech Title: students choosing mcc Specific purpose: getting undecided h.s students into a career Today As I stand here before you, I will give you a couple key reasons as to why High school graduates should choose Monroe Community College as a starting point in their college career. Most people choose a four year college or university with no specific reason as to why they have chosen it. If you choose Monroe you are given an opportunity to start a new life while also gaining experience for the adult life and future career choices. With over 90 degree and certificate programs MCC offers multiple opportunities to discover the appropriate career choice perfect for you. Especially when coming out of a small high school where students are given options to work closely with teachers and counselors, stepping into a large university where your voice will never be heard, becomes a hard transformation and may not always be the best solution for such students. Here at MCC students are aware of professors available times and are given opportunities to work together. Small class sizes give students motivation to work harder and never feel like just a number but more like a student. If the student should choose to reside on campus the college also provides dormitories which can also give the student experience for living on their own. Living in the dorms students will learn to interact with other and hopefully create new friendships for life. Also if a student should choose to live...
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...English Composition I February 10, 2014 When I was inspired to come back to college Returning to school for me at this point of time in my life is very important. I have quite a few things I want to accomplish in life, and one definite thing is receiving my degree in the Criminal Justice. The point in my life when I came to this conclusion, I was at work doing yet doing another double. I had just gotten paid and my check wasn’t enough to pay all my bills I had that were due. I couldn’t understand why I still fell short. I had picked up all the overtime I was allowed per pay period and it still wasn’t enough to cover all my bills. I knew it was time for a change in my life. I then enrolled in Schenectady Community College. I signed up to get my degree in Criminal Justice. My first semester went great I was so proud of myself. Second semester I changed degrees and switched to get my degree in Chemical Abuse Counseling. After taking my second semester I realized Chemical Abuse was not for me so I switched back to Criminal Justice. I’m now in my third semester and look forward to completing Criminal Justice and obtaining my degree when I’m done taking all the required classes needed. I’m aware with me switching degrees it set me back a little but I’m in no rush and know I have a long road ahead. Hopefully the courses in chemical abuse I took can count towards my criminal justice degree. I currently work for adults with disabilities. I have been at this job for twelve years...
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...million bachelor’s degrees conferred in 2011-12 were in business (Desilver). In addition, business has been the most common major since 1980. Going to college will set one up for success in life because one will gain experience of living independently and pursuing a passion; however, many people think going to college is a waste of time and money, but statistics show that people who do not attend college are two times more likely to be unemployed. Being successful in life does not just happen. College is something that will help one become successful in life. Going to college will be a life changing experience for anyone. One will get the experience of living independently....
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