Comments on: Chemeketa Community College Scholars http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/03/04/chemeketa-community-college-scholars/ | social justice | higher education | technology | Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:20:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Eric Stoller http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/03/04/chemeketa-community-college-scholars/#comment-22683 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:47:41 +0000 http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/03/04/chemeketa-community-college-scholars/#comment-22683 <strong>Dennis</strong> - I think this is definitely a good thing. Why? I feel that any time a higher ed institution offers free or reduced tuition that that is a good thing. <strong>Derek</strong> - Sometimes people who have those "type of academic credentials" cannot afford to attend a university/college. I went to a community college for 2 years to save money. Another reason why I feel that this is a great program is because of the fact that undocumented students cannot receive financial aid from the federal government and therefore the cost of going to college can be immense. Undocumented students can get amazing grades in high school and then be denied access (for financial reasons) to a university because of federal regulations on financial aid. Chemeketa Community College's program could potentially grant access to higher education to folks who otherwise could not afford to go to college. Dennis - I think this is definitely a good thing. Why? I feel that any time a higher ed institution offers free or reduced tuition that that is a good thing.

Derek - Sometimes people who have those “type of academic credentials” cannot afford to attend a university/college. I went to a community college for 2 years to save money.

Another reason why I feel that this is a great program is because of the fact that undocumented students cannot receive financial aid from the federal government and therefore the cost of going to college can be immense. Undocumented students can get amazing grades in high school and then be denied access (for financial reasons) to a university because of federal regulations on financial aid. Chemeketa Community College’s program could potentially grant access to higher education to folks who otherwise could not afford to go to college.

]]> by: FinanceBuzz http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/03/04/chemeketa-community-college-scholars/#comment-22370 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:29:51 +0000 http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/03/04/chemeketa-community-college-scholars/#comment-22370 I do not see this as a necessarily bad thing. They seem to be rewarding achievement which is a positive thing as far as I am concerned. However, (and to be fair I know nothing about this school), I would think that students with this type of academic credentials are not going to be very interested in a community college. They are more likely going to tend toward going to larger, four-year university. I do not see this as a necessarily bad thing. They seem to be rewarding achievement which is a positive thing as far as I am concerned. However, (and to be fair I know nothing about this school), I would think that students with this type of academic credentials are not going to be very interested in a community college. They are more likely going to tend toward going to larger, four-year university.

]]> by: Dennis http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/03/04/chemeketa-community-college-scholars/#comment-22292 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:37:25 +0000 http://ericstoller.com/blog/2008/03/04/chemeketa-community-college-scholars/#comment-22292 Interesting... that seems new for a CC. Eric, can you find the time to comment more on this? Is this a good thing? Why or why not? Interesting… that seems new for a CC.

Eric, can you find the time to comment more on this? Is this a good thing? Why or why not?

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