Camden Kids writes, in part, "currently teaching at a community college in Pennsylvania (offering less expensive, good quality vocational programs to working-class people, including vets)." Your CC gets $$$$$$ in government support, in additional to the financial aid funds. It is not clear if one were to compute the total cost that it's really cheaper. I'm paying for a "less expensive" CC programs that I never use. Also have you ever spoken to a student with $$$$$$ in CC student loans with little to nothing to show for it?
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@Anonymous8055, you sound like Kent Jenkins. I see that you don't deny that
all of CCi's schools (Everest, Heald, Wyotech), are now a bad deal for students, taxpayers, employees, ad stockholders. The return on investment (ROI) is a negative. In fact, they are such a bad deal that the Economist didn't even bother to include them in their listing of schools and ROI.
$140 Billion, yes that's a B, yet no one wants to discuss it--you know it's really a good deal, it doesn't matter how much tax money was tossed at CCs, since they are such a good deal.
@Is CC really less expensive? The answer is yes, community colleges are less expensive--and they are better deals for students. Why should taxpayers give money to schools who spend more on advertising and high pressure sales than on instruction?
That is a point that is often left out of the debate. According to this source, funding for public colleges nationwide in FY 2012 totaled $140 billion. http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=2783
Yes......going to a cc is much more economical. I graduated with my LPN from a cc. After two years I went back to a four college and all of my credits transfered. CCI falls well short in quality of education and cost of education in my humble opinion.