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    Community College The big question here is if community college should be free? In the Article As he Promotes It, Some question Obama’s Free Community College Idea written by Joanne Jacobs gives two points of views; community college shouldn’t be free and the other argument being that it should be free. In my opinion I think that Community college shouldn't be free because there are many options like scholarships, financial aid, and grants that can help you pay for those expenses. Community College

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    College should not be free. I personally don't think that college should be free. Students who pay for their college are more motivated, hard working and independent. Many students would have poor motivation to finish school, because they can always come back. As a matter of fact students with ambitions to get university degree are learning much harder in high school than other, who thinks they don’t need an extra paper. There are many students that are so smart, and they will find the way to

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    College in the United States of America is viewed as the goal of almost every student. It is a path to knowledge and financial stability. College allows people to grow and it is said to teach the most important lessons of life. In the article “ As He Promotes It, Some Question Obama’s Free Community College Idea,” Joanne Jacobs describes the controversy and contrasting ideas of whether community college should be free after former President Obama advocated for this plan . In the article some argue

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    Should colleges be free in America? It is a question that is more relevant today than ever before. As education is one key factor that determines the nation’s fate going forward, this question is worth debating. Making free college education may sound good theoretically but requires herculean efforts to make it practically possible. The main question is whether such program be effective in the long run or not? If, yes how long will the government able to support these costs and from where? Are tuition

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    get into higher education? College itself is very expensive and puts a financial burden on families.In Europe as well as many other places around the world college is free which allows all sorts of kids to attend. In addition to this, many people do not have the motivation and or desire to reach a upper class of education in college. If we are able to incorporate free tuition in colleges, this would enable families and students to attend. College tuition should be free because families cannot afford

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    College Tuition Should be Free By: Alonzo Myers 29 February 2016 Gardner-Webb University Dr. Lisa Cantrell English 101 Thesis: College tuition should be free because the number of students in debt after they complete college is extremely high. Outline I. Introduction II. Statistics III. Opposition IV. Conclusion Introduction All over America there are students who go off to visit amazing schools that they think are for them, then they start narrowing down their choices and come

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    Community college should be free to all students in the United States. Nearly everyone will agree that education is one of the biggest factors that will determine the nation’s fate going forward. Ever since 1785 the concept of education being publicly funded has around and John Adams even wrote “The whole people must take upon themselves the education of the whole people and must be willing to bear the expense of it.” There was a time in our nations history when people could attend public colleges for

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    College should not be free, but it should be less expensive than it is. I acknowledge the fact that things nowadays are more expensive than we’d like them to be, but college is a time for transition between high school and the work force. I believe this is the most crucial time because, within this period, a person decides what they want to do for the rest of their life and how to be proficient at it. If college was free, I believe most people would feel obligated to go because there would be no

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    Should college tuition be free for everyone? College tuition is very expensive for most average students, the average college tuition price is about $8,000. There is a debate going on right now about college tuition and if it should be free for everyone. Many say that college should be free, while others believe we should keep paying for college tuition. After looking at data, it appears that college tuition should not be free. One reason why college tuition should not be free, is that students

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    Should College Tuition be Free? College tuition, and its exorbitant price, has always been a topic of debate and as with any other debate, there are multiple sides to the argument. Some people feel that college is just too expensive and that the government should make all public college tuition free. Others say that the government should force them to lower the entry fee. Lastly there are the people who know that if the admission cost was lowered or removed, taxes for everyone would move in the

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