Associate Of Science Degree Observation Report

Attending a community college has several benefits such as the low tuition and book fees, smaller classes, and experienced teachers at an affordable cost. In this two year period students also have the time to mature and get serious about their career before they get into the four year institution

The average cost of public college for one year is approximately $9,650. Therefore to attend a four year college the cost is about $38,600. That’s not including fees, books, supplies, housing, meals, personal expenses and etc. Some students may also have to pay comprehensive fees. Of course going to a private college or even college out of your

For the fall semester of 2011, the two largest universities in Florida, University of Central Florida and University of Florida, intended on augmenting tuition costs 15%. For a student anticipating enrollment at the University of Central Florida, “that would mean an extra $17 per credit hour — or more than $300 more a semester for an 18-hour course load” (Balona).

School is an expensive investment in one’s future, and the financial aid office enables students to pursue higher education by providing financial assistance through fee waivers, grants, and federal loans. The cost of education varies widely depending on the type of degree or certificate program the student is pursuing, as well as the type of school the student is attending. Cypress College is a two year institution which allows students to transfer to a four year university or to obtain a certificate in their vocation of choice. Although Cypress College is affordable compared to four year universities and other private colleges, the cost of school is still a heavy burden for most students and their families. Through the financial aid office

Cerritos College was founded in 1956 and serves 52 square miles of southeastern Los Angeles County California. Cerritos College is located in Norwalk California and has a student population of approximately twenty-three thousand students and graduates approximately 1330 students annually. The student population is majority minority with an approximately 72 percent of the student body being Hispanic, African American, Pacific Islander, and Native Indian. Also, Cerritos College is accredited by the Western Association of School and Colleges. Interestingly, Cerritos College was in a warning status in April of 2015 but received full accreditation on June 3, 2015, after addressing issues noted by the accreditation committee.

When an organization builds trust, customers will beat a path to their cash register. One way that Anne Arundel Community college builds trust is through their affordability. AACC charged the lowest tuition and fees of its four peer community colleges in fiscal year 2016. It also offers a free tuition payment plan that allows students to spread the cost of their education throughout the semester. The college believes no student should be prevented from attending because of limited financial resources. Many students receive financial aid through a combination of need-based federal and state grants, federal student and parent loans, employment through the Federal Work-Study and Institutional Student Employment Programs, interest free payment plans, or an extensive list of institutional, community and state scholarship funds. Because of the variety of financial options, the class of 2016 saw a record 2,340 students graduate with 1,154 certificates and 1,850 degrees.

Community colleges are able to allow students to focus on their career choices by having smaller classroom sizes, usually ranging from 25 to 35 students, making it possible to ask professors personal questions about future career choices and allows students to excel in

Chemeketa Community College is located in North East Salem on Lancaster Dr. It is the second largest community college in Oregon with 19,450 enrolled students. With this student enrollment, there is still only a 26 to 1 student to faculty ration. Cost per credit is $84 with a $15 universal fee per credit. For 3 terms of full time classes, it will cost roughly $3,600 in tuition. Chemeketa offers 30 different career technical programs and has 48 different associate's degrees. Chemeketa also has 39 transfer programs where you can get general education credits out of the way before going to a university. All of these degrees fall under eight categories of study which are Agricultural Sciences, Arts and Communication,

The Austin Community College enrolled its first class of 1,726 students in 1973. Today, the school enrols more than 43,000 credit students and 15,000 non-credit students each year – making it the second largest college in the state. ACC is the college of choice among Austin's high school graduates, as well as a leader in university transfer.

Consulting with a Fullerton Community College counselor about releasing his dreams to go to a four year the counselor showed doubtfulness. The counselor stated that it would not be possible to transfer in a year, but undeterred Andres marched forward. With overcrowding a fullerton Andres started to use Cypress Community College ( another two year College) as a second school to pick up on his classes. Taking a total of 19 units with a mixture of classes such as like math 250A multivariable calculus, Computer science and computer information 123 programming concepts in C++, and simultaneously taking physics 221 general physics 1 at Cypress Community College. Twenty-six unites closer to getting into a four year he was unaware that his hardest trial would yet to come in the weeks

What is the main thing that students look at before attending a school? Tuition fees. Everyone have a tendency of looking at the tuition fee and setting there life goal if they should spend that much just to attend school. On a Tulsa Community College site, the publisher of “Cost of Attendance” asserts that TCC offers the cheapest fee’s. As the publisher of the site, they state That the “Tuitions fees are $2,800” the “Book and Supplies are $1,560” the “Rooms are $8,694” the “Boards are $2,367” and “Transportation is $1,178”. These are by far the lowest prices to be observed for a high school senior. Tulsa Community College is really doing it’s best to help and support their students. You save a lot of money with these kinds of prices. Now turning

Cypress College offers many student services. However after three semesters at Cypress College I can personally say that the library and LRC are one of the most helpful student services in the entire college. As students we all have different schedules, some of work others have tight schedules that make it seem impossible to go print our or work on that paper we need to do. However the LRC and the Library are open from Monday – Friday from 8:00am to 9:00pm there for allowing students to go in at later hours to work on any assignments they may have. Both the library and the Learning resource center have amazing and friendly staff who are always willing to help you in anything you may need. The library counts with hundreds of book that most defiantly

The current annual price for community college is $3,430 (Tugend, 2016). Compare that to fifty years ago. Students, as long as they got accepted, could go to Harvard University for $2,370 (Berry, 2010). Fifty years ago, you could go to Harvard for $1,000 less than you can go to a community college today. To combat the rise in prices, several states have started to implement solutions to solve this issue. Kentucky, Minnesota, Oregon and Tennessee already mandate free or near-free community college tuition to eligible high school graduates; eleven other states have similar bills pending, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures (Tugend, 2016). At these schools, the responsible high school students that do not have a lot of money can attend community college for little to no cost to them. While some states have already started changing their prices to suit the normal student, there are still several states that have yet to do so. One way to reduce prices would be to redesign the remedial class system and make it more cost efficient.

Cypress College has an array of services for students to take advantage and make use of to purse their academic goals. For many students, like myself, the goal is to transfer to a CSU or UC. Fortunate enough, students at Cypress College have the benefit of accessing the transfer center to ensure one is taking the correct course and have a smooth transition from Cypress College to the university of choice, as stated on www.cypresscollege.edu/services/transfer. The transfer center offers individual counseling, general education coursework check-sheets, and online transfer planning resources and link to ensure student success and extending their education to university level.

My practicum took place on September 7,2016 from nine thirty to ten thirty. The practicum took place at Impact Early College High School in Baytown. The class I observed was Ms. Nguyen’s class of juniors and seniors that contained twenty students, seven boys and thirteen girls. The class appeared to be alert and ready to learn. Since this was their second period class they already had enough time to shake off their fatigue. The subject was Pre-Calculous and the topic was operations of functions. Students entered the classroom in a calm manner and socialized until it was time to start class. The teacher instructed the students to take their seats and take five minutes to write their assignments into their academic calendar. The teacher went