The Seventeen Percent: Perceptions of Community College (1/4)

Image from lumenlearning.com For Part 2/4, click here. Community college is a great place to start college. The public may not agree, but the evidence tells us positive things. How can students change how community college is perceived? This site has multiple posts analyzing the benefits that community colleges bring, especially to healthcare students. Community … Continue reading The Seventeen Percent: Perceptions of Community College (1/4)

The Seventeen Percent: The Statistics Never Lie (2/4)

Image from AIA For Part 3/4, click here. Community college students who find success in transferring and in their careers are pioneers in reversing the mindset of community college. Frankly, there is no open discussion about community college and the labels that are attached to it. Advocacy for community colleges is seen a lot in … Continue reading The Seventeen Percent: The Statistics Never Lie (2/4)

The Seventeen Percent: My Perception Of Community College (3/4)

Image from CNBC.com For Part 4/4, click here. Community college is a great place to start. False data and over exaggerated stigmas distract potential students from the benefits that community colleges offer. There are countless sources that reinforce the benefits that these colleges offer to their students. As a student who did not decide to … Continue reading The Seventeen Percent: My Perception Of Community College (3/4)

The Seventeen Percent: The Actions That Must Be Taken (4/4)

Image from YouVisit As a community college student, I truly believe that we as students hold the power the change the perception of our schools. These perceptions can be changed by advocating the benefits that we receive from our colleges. This is done by taking pride in your college and striving to become a successful … Continue reading The Seventeen Percent: The Actions That Must Be Taken (4/4)

Where Is My Tuition Going?

Image from The Boston Globe College is ridiculously expensive today. With yearly tuition rising every year, many ponder where their tuition is going too. Some believe rising costs are due to inflation, increasing professor salaries, or erecting new buildings. Frankly, it is a different story for every single school and system. Some universities have legitimate … Continue reading Where Is My Tuition Going?

Transferable information or corrupted information?

An investigation of credibility of the site Community College Transfer Students Image from the Oregon Center of Nursing Transferring to a university is an enduring process, but the website communitycollegetransferstudents is mostly a credible source for transfer students seeking helpful information for transferring to multiple universities. The main author, Chad Agrawal, was a transfer student … Continue reading Transferable information or corrupted information?

Do Universities Want Transfer Students?

By Stephen Lee Image found at poets&quantsforundergrads.com Applying to college can be harrowing, but for transfer students, universities will be looking to enroll you. Alina Tugend, a writer for the New York Times wrote: “College and Universities Woo Once-overlooked Transfer Students” published in 2018. Tugend informs transfer students on how they are finally getting the … Continue reading Do Universities Want Transfer Students?

An Introduction to the Benefits of Community College for Healthcare Professionals

Image from na.panasonic.com ON FEBRUARY 1, 2019 BY STEPHEN LEE This website will be focused on the unrecognized benefits of community colleges on healthcare professionals. I am currently a nursing major and aspire to be a critical care nurse practitioner. This requires about eight to ten years of schooling, and I hope to reach other … Continue reading An Introduction to the Benefits of Community College for Healthcare Professionals