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  Cuyahoga Community College

  My experience as a Community College Student My experience at Cuyahoga Community college has been a good experience. Community College has given me a second chance to advance my education. I had to take time off after High school but after 3 years I have returned and I am now a full time student. I can fit my school schedule as needed and still work a full time job which is very important to me as a single mother. ...more »

  My experience as a Community College Student

  My experience at Cuyahoga Community college has been a good experience. Community College has given me a second chance to advance my education. I had to take time off after High school but after 3 years I have returned and I am now a full time student. I can fit my school schedule as needed and still work a full time job which is very important to me as a single mother.

  The only thing I would change about Community College is to improve faculty population and the waiting process for financial aid. I look forward to completing my pre-requisite courses and transferring my credits to Cleveland State University for their RN program.

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  Tri-c Student

  I really don’t think I can make any kind of accurate narrative about my time here at Tri-C. This has only been my first semester. Everything seems to be going good so far. I’m doing well in my classes and have made some new friends. I came here because I want to better myself. I have been sitting at home for the last three years with my child. I needed to start working towards my chosen career. Whatever that may be; I ...more »

  I really don’t think I can make any kind of accurate narrative about my time here at Tri-C. This has only been my first semester. Everything seems to be going good so far. I’m doing well in my classes and have made some new friends. I came here because I want to better myself. I have been sitting at home for the last three years with my child. I needed to start working towards my chosen career. Whatever that may be; I haven’t quite settled yet. The only thing I have a problem with is the Financial Aid office. I get so frustrated just trying to get an answer from them. I will email them, they won’t write back. I will call, and there will be a 20 minute wait before I even get to a real person. My last choice is to go to the actual office and then be treated like a burden or a nuisance. I don’t like being treated that way. I want to believe what I do matters.

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  Submitted by Community Member 2 years ago

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  lower the costs of textbooks

  I hope the cost of textbooks can be lowered as it is putting more pressure on student's financial problems. It would help a lot if cost lowering on textbooks are shown

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  lower the costs of textbooks

  I hope the cost of textbooks can be lowered as it is putting more pressure on student's financial problems. It would help a lot if cost lowering on textbooks are shown

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  lower the costs of textbooks

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  Book Renting Programs

  Make a book renting program available at community colleges! Prices for books are insane and students can't afford to lay down $160 for a brand new math text every semester! A program where students could rent books for a fraction of the price and return at the end of the semester would be great.

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  from Lansing Community College

  During this time of steadily (if not substantially) declining revenue streams for community colleges, managing one's institutional resources in the most effective and efficient manner is a continuing challenge for schools across the nation. It might be useful to develop programs at the national level that incentive institutions to maximize their infrastructures already in place. For example, encouraging institutions to ...more »

  During this time of steadily (if not substantially) declining revenue streams for community colleges, managing one's institutional resources in the most effective and efficient manner is a continuing challenge for schools across the nation. It might be useful to develop programs at the national level that incentive institutions to maximize their infrastructures already in place. For example, encouraging institutions to expand their course offerings beyond traditional teaching times (8am-8pm Mon-Fri); rewarding institutions that promote and/or incorporate renewable energy practices. Though processes such as these, institutional cost savings could be discovered, and this would perhaps help offset the growing costs of college tuition.

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  I suggest government can consider helping student to overcome to hard time.

  I believe CC is a place to provide people can really learn something. However, the budget-cut makes many students hard to register classes; therefore, it extends the time we spend in CC. More importantly, it forces students to choose the class which they are not interested in because some classes are too full. Students cannot really enjoy the learning process. As a result, I believe government can do something on it since ...more »

  I believe CC is a place to provide people can really learn something. However, the budget-cut makes many students hard to register classes; therefore, it extends the time we spend in CC. More importantly, it forces students to choose the class which they are not interested in because some classes are too full. Students cannot really enjoy the learning process. As a result, I believe government can do something on it since education would be an significant element for country future. Instead of spending money on less important stuff, I suggest government can consider helping student to overcome to hard time.

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  Submitted by reneeyeh0819 2 years ago

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  Community College Dorm.

  There are many international students at Community College. International students usually pay their tuition fee about ten times higher than the other students who are U.S. citizen. It is not too much to say that each international student support 10 U.S. citizen students. And they are important community college members who have played an influential role for cultural exchanges. Also their passion for learning was ...more »

  There are many international students at Community College. International students usually pay their tuition fee about ten times higher than the other students who are U.S. citizen. It is not too much to say that each international student support 10 U.S. citizen students. And they are important community college members who have played an influential role for cultural exchanges. Also their passion for learning was amazing, and their sincere attitude served as a model for others. So there is no doubt that international students are the important member of community college. However, many Community colleges don’t have policies, systems, and facilities, etc for international students. The most urgent thing is that there are no place where they can stay comfortably, and safely. Almost of campus area’s rent fee is too high, so many international students are under considerable pressure to handle it. So, I'd like to make a suggestion to set up a dorm. Also Community college should provide a lot of opportunities for low-income students. If many international students drop out of school due to expensive tuision fee and the high cost of living, many community colleges shoud be suffered from heavy financial losses. For these reasons, I’d like to suggest the community college dorm for international students.

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  Submitted by Community Member 2 years ago

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  Community Colleges serve our community

  Community colleges are an integral part of serving out community! It allows for everyone from ever walk of life to better themselves. Out community colleges allow for people of any age to find an affordable place of education. During my times in such colleges I have seen students from ages younger than high school all the way up to senior citizens. Community colleges are not just a tool for people trying to get a degree. ...more »

  Community colleges are an integral part of serving out community! It allows for everyone from ever walk of life to better themselves. Out community colleges allow for people of any age to find an affordable place of education. During my times in such colleges I have seen students from ages younger than high school all the way up to senior citizens.

  Community colleges are not just a tool for people trying to get a degree. They also service people with a thirst for knowledge that just want to take some classes for fun. Community colleges are there for people that are looking for physical and exercise classes but cannot afford to join a gym or country club. During the summers, I have seen people flock to these classes to learn to swim, learn a new sport, and to meet other like minded athletes.

  Like I have said, community colleges are there to service the needs of the community. And for me, my community is one of the most important things in my life; and it is second only to education.

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  Submitted by rolokirk 2 years ago

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  Government should not cut budget.

  With higher financial aid, people will pursue higher their own educational goal.

  So the government should not cut the budget in order to encourage students to try to achieve their own dreams.

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  Submitted by Community Member 2 years ago

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  Our futures lies within your hands

  Cutting school budgets means that you don't care about our futures. Colleges are forced to increase tuition rates which means that less people are willing to pursue higher education even with the help of financial aid. With budget cuts happening nearly every semester or quarter, students are forced to pay more to finish their education (if they even choose to do so). If the cost of pursuing higher education keeps increasing, ...more »

  Cutting school budgets means that you don't care about our futures. Colleges are forced to increase tuition rates which means that less people are willing to pursue higher education even with the help of financial aid. With budget cuts happening nearly every semester or quarter, students are forced to pay more to finish their education (if they even choose to do so). If the cost of pursuing higher education keeps increasing, the number of students going to college and actually graduating will decrease. If this trend continues, there wouldn't be any people going to colleges and universities at all in the future.

  Please stop cutting school budgets! I want to be able to finish my education and not have to owe the government a million dollars doing so!

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  Stop Feeding At the "pizza" Trough

  What is a special assistant to the provost for artistic outreach? So many "middle men" have entered the equation of college and universities, that more energy is needed to support them. We need to get back to basics. Teachers are artists that make a "pizza" (i.e., student learning). EVERYONE at a college should support that "pizza" making process. If you add no value to the process or INTERFERE with the pizza making ...more »

  What is a special assistant to the provost for artistic outreach? So many "middle men" have entered the equation of college and universities, that more energy is needed to support them. We need to get back to basics. Teachers are artists that make a "pizza" (i.e., student learning). EVERYONE at a college should support that "pizza" making process. If you add no value to the process or INTERFERE with the pizza making process you should go. By the way this is the problem with K-12 education.

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  Prevent Univ. from following Com Coll. Model

  As student loans become focused on. Universities will begin to seek cost saving measures. They will follow the community college model of part-time work force of underpaid adjuncts and administration squeezing a penny while adding more paid layers of administration. FT/PT ratios need to be codified into LAW.

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  Shield students from abusive credit companies if the economy isn't their fault

  I suggest ... that Congress shield the students from abusive credit and collection companies if their failure to repay huge student loans is the failure of the administration to create jobs! The only jobs that are going wanting right now seem to be the seasonal farm labor jobs being filled by undocumented workers and illegal immigrants who don't need a community college degree. It's great that more funds will be going ...more »

  I suggest ... that Congress shield the students from abusive credit and collection companies if their failure to repay huge student loans is the failure of the administration to create jobs! The only jobs that are going wanting right now seem to be the seasonal farm labor jobs being filled by undocumented workers and illegal immigrants who don't need a community college degree. It's great that more funds will be going to the community colleges but will the jobs be available to the students when they graduate? Or will they be over-educated, unemployed, and have their credit destroyed because they couldn't pay back student loans because the jobs weren't there?

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  Submitted by mark_w_mcbride 2 years ago

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  Forgive debt to increase faculty pool

  Forgive financial aid debt for students who teach three years at a community college

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  Submitted by eugene.jones 2 years ago

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  College Prep Outreach

  Create more college prep events, conferences, and presentations for low-income families and foster youth.

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  Submitted by samanthad 2 years ago

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  Spread the Wealth

  Create state-wide scholarship programs, such as awarding a scholarship to a student in each county of the state.

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  Submitted by samanthad 2 years ago

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  Financial Counseling

  Provide personal entrance and exit financial counseling to students, rather than electronically-based.

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  Submitted by samanthad 2 years ago

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  Budget cut should not regulate chances of education

  Due to California's state budget cut, many classes in community colleges are being closed and available seats per class is getting smaller. Also, because of money issues, good instructors are leaving school. This can cause a big social problem because Community Colleges are somewhat a school that offers many opportunities to the community, including degrees, skills, and job. That is why I think money should not be the ...more »

  Due to California's state budget cut, many classes in community colleges are being closed and available seats per class is getting smaller. Also, because of money issues, good instructors are leaving school. This can cause a big social problem because Community Colleges are somewhat a school that offers many opportunities to the community, including degrees, skills, and job. That is why I think money should not be the issue that blocks the chances of education to people.

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  MAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGES AFFORDABLE THEN MAKE EDUCATION A PRIORITY

  Community college is a great place to start when you are still undecided on a major, like myself. Many people who are not eligible for financial aid or do not have many sources to money, it makes it harder to afford education and when education becomes affordable for everyone then the education can be a priority for everyone.

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