Posted on Sep 21, 2015
Are You Ok With Hillary's College Plan's Price @$300 Bil Over 10 Yrs??
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Hillary wants to add more government subsidies & government programs that have made college costs so expensive to begin with.
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College should be viewed as an investment in yourself. Look at the cost versus the benefit. If you create 100,000 of debt for yourself and get a degree that will only get you a job making $50k or less per year you probably made a mistake. There are lots of less expensive ways to get the degree. Use Community Colleges for your first two years, then transfer to a larger school for your last two years. Live at home, eliminate living/dorm costs. Work your way through school. It will take longer but it can be done with little debt.
Everyone wants a freebie and there are some out there. Not everyone is eligible for them though. Higher education is not a right nor is it for everyone. You can make as much being a good plumber or electrician as you can with a college degree (Depending on the degree).
Everyone wants a freebie and there are some out there. Not everyone is eligible for them though. Higher education is not a right nor is it for everyone. You can make as much being a good plumber or electrician as you can with a college degree (Depending on the degree).
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Cpl Jeff N.
If their parents can afford it or they can get scholarships and the like, more power to them. Not every one can. We need less expensive ways for people to access the institutions. What we do not need is 22 years olds with 100k+ in student debt or them getting underwritten by the US tax payers. It is an investment. Is the return worth the investment.
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PO3 Steven Sherrill
Sgt Tom Cunnally - Have to be extremely cautious about online degree programs. Not all degrees are created equal. Not all degrees are accepted equally by employers. Not all online degrees save money.
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Cpl Jeff N.
PO3 Steven Sherrill My point is that the education establishment needs to blast into the 21st century. The way people learn and the technology we have to teach with has changed a lot in our lifetime. Traditional institutions don't like on line schools(unless you are attending their school) as they are fully invested in bricks and mortar and tenured professors. Nothing wrong with those things but not everyone can afford them.
I agree that many evaluate degrees/schools differently. That is true on the type of school you might attend too (Ivy League vs D1 State Schools vs smaller state school (d2-D3)vs Private Colleges vs Community Colleges).
We need to rethink the cost benefits analysis on school and how to cost effectively get kids a good education.
I agree that many evaluate degrees/schools differently. That is true on the type of school you might attend too (Ivy League vs D1 State Schools vs smaller state school (d2-D3)vs Private Colleges vs Community Colleges).
We need to rethink the cost benefits analysis on school and how to cost effectively get kids a good education.
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PO3 Steven Sherrill
Cpl Jeff N. - I agree, it is kind of ironic that institutions of higher learning that are supposed to be preparing young minds for the future, are stuck in the past.
In regards to the ivy league versus state versus smaller, I will take it a step further and mention schools like University of Phoenix, ITT Technical, DeVry, and other schools that are based around the idea of online learning are sometimes not recognized at all, not just not recognized on the same level as a "mainstream" degree, they are just ignored.
In IT, I would say that college is less important than certification. It is a field that is constantly evolving. Between technology advances, cyber warfare, and an increasingly integrated world an IT degree is useful for maybe a year before the knowledge is outdated. When my son was studying for his degree, he started with Windows XP and Office 2007. Now they are both obsolete and outdated. So in this case having a degree can be a detriment, unless the individual takes steps to keep their skills up to date.
In regards to the ivy league versus state versus smaller, I will take it a step further and mention schools like University of Phoenix, ITT Technical, DeVry, and other schools that are based around the idea of online learning are sometimes not recognized at all, not just not recognized on the same level as a "mainstream" degree, they are just ignored.
In IT, I would say that college is less important than certification. It is a field that is constantly evolving. Between technology advances, cyber warfare, and an increasingly integrated world an IT degree is useful for maybe a year before the knowledge is outdated. When my son was studying for his degree, he started with Windows XP and Office 2007. Now they are both obsolete and outdated. So in this case having a degree can be a detriment, unless the individual takes steps to keep their skills up to date.
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Spending more money the government doesn't have or making too expensive for the normal person? I haven't seen this about Hillary, but I'm betting it won't be good for America.
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Sgt Tom Cunnally
Here you go Top: Clinton's College Plan
http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/opinion/op_ed/2015/09/lee_clinton_s_college_plan_will_fuel_affordability_crisis
http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/opinion/op_ed/2015/09/lee_clinton_s_college_plan_will_fuel_affordability_crisis
Lee: Clinton’s college plan will fuel affordability crisis
Hillary Clinton was back in New Hampshire last week, this time to address one of the most important issues facing America: the runaway cost of higher education. She spoke about her “New College Compact,” a plan for addressing ongoing growth in college tuition and other education expenses.Unfortunately for my generation, Clinton’s plan will only exacerbate the college affordability crisis.
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Sgt Tom Cunnally
I noticed the article I referred to was written by:
Patrice Lee is the national spokeswoman for Generation Opportunity, a conservative millennial advocacy organization.
So not everyone may agree with Patrice Lee from a conservative org....???
Patrice Lee is the national spokeswoman for Generation Opportunity, a conservative millennial advocacy organization.
So not everyone may agree with Patrice Lee from a conservative org....???
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Here's Hillary again suggesting we throw more money at a broken systems that will not fix it. Hillary has a lot of these new spending plans that sound good until you dig into the numbers. Much the same as bragging about low unemployment and millions of jobs created in the Obama administration that Hillary often mentions. Voters should not go with her spending plans until they do some homework. But how many take the time to do that??
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Sgt Tom Cunnally
Hillary has to know that proposing all these new spending plans will never pass muster in congress. She also is taking credit for the Obama's Free Community College Plan . I just don't understand how throwing more money at Education will really be the answer to high college costs. BC costs @40,000 per year. And Clinton wants State & Government to step up & help with this cost. She fails to mention that they are already paying @ $86.9 Billion a year.. But she also knows student debt in New Hampshire is @ $32,000 so Hillary is once again preaching to the choir. But are they all signing out of the same hymn book??
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