College in America is supposed to be considered a big deal. The only issue is that it is so expensive. In the beginning of the article there is a quote taken from the President of Ohio State University, “This is the first time in the history of modern higher education in which all the communities have come together-community colleges, research small liberal arts college-and-reached agreement that completion needs to be our most important priority.” This shows that some people are starting to understand that college is very important to everyone. This also will give some student extra credit. They will be able to take classes that they have taken and use those to their advantage. They can use “previous learning, through exams like the College Board’s College-Level Examination Program, portfolio assessments or other college equivalency evaluation.” They make a big deal about making the financial aid process simpler. A lot of people that do have issues getting into college have issues it is because they have issues paying. But, like the article says it is not enough to just pay for it anymore. It affects everyone.
I thought that the article was very true. It is very hard to pay for college. It is very expensive. I also think that you should be able to add class that you have already taken like in high school or from abroad. College is ridiculous. If education is important, WHICH IT IS!, they should treat it as such. There is no need in making it as expensive as it is. I don’t understand it. Everyone preaches about how imperative education is and fails to act like it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/24/education/stagnant-college-graduation-rate-is-focus-of-2-new-reports.html?ref=education&_r=0
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