High School As An Aid

Community college is a place for all. Anyone can “pop their head in” (p 256) and will be invited with open arms to discover who they are as an individual and where they would like to go. Two-year colleges are not advertised to the parents but to the potential student

Thankfully, I stumbled across Acton Academy, which has treated me well for the past four years. It’s been a far more positive experience for me because I feel like I can work on what matters to me so long as I continue to work on the essentials. Because of this, I’ve learned to be a leader, a quality I feel like I’ve always had but never knew how to unleash. Something else that has been extremely helpful is how Acton has led me to become more independent since I have to figure things out on my own and I no longer have a teacher who will

Challenges and obstacles are life defining moments in someone’s life that teaches them skills and responses that they can utilize and build upon for the duration of their lives. I would not necessarily call my challenge a moment, I would call it a period or season of my life where I had to learn how to cope with the many personalities of high school students, and differentiate who I would consider my friends. High school is a very stressful environment and peer pressure is very prevalent. Not only is there the fact that you may not attend a high school in the same town as you live, but inevitably, it thrusts you into a world of people you may not even know.

Community college is a great institution for students to start their educational journey. Especially when they do not have the funds or lack some of the prerequisite that a university would require. Community college was created to serve the community, traditional and non-traditional students with the best higher education and lifetime learning opportunities. The faculty and staff members at a community college is there to provide leadership in education while going above and beyond to recognize the needs of the students and the community by providing excellent educational programs and support services that are available to all who have the opportunity to take advantage of them. “Student services now include recruitment and retention, counseling, student activities, student health, financial aid, academic support, career centers, transfer centers, and supplemental services such as transportation, child care, and services tailored for specific populations of students” (Cohen, Brawer, & Krisker, 2014, pg. 209). My philosophy in fulfilling the role and mission of the community college, is to establish the mission, vision, goals and values to guide all students on their journey to strive to become successful both in school and in today’s economy.

Coming from Cuba to The United States of America was a dream; however, a nightmare as well. I came to live to Miami when I was nine years old during fourth grade. My family constantly told me to study hard to be able to graduate from high school and go to college. In addition, learning a new culture, language, and educational system was tough for me. High-school graduation was my main goal to reach since I came to this country; yet, I had a long pathway to walk and full of challenges.

Chapter 4 reflects on how community colleges in America are not just a place where people goes to get a degree. It is an institution that goes beyond the classroom. The name says it all, “community college”.

When he was taking high school classes as an eighth grader he did not gel with the other students very well, but his overall high school experience was pretty good. He was only at the Berry Academy for high school Geometry for one year before the university scrapped the entire program. He started playing French Horn in 8th grade before starting high school and since then music has been a part of his life. He’d been taking piano as a child so it gave him a head start on understanding music. He played basketball at Berry Academy and with his church, but he stuck with band once he go to high school. In his church basketball league, Varsity players were not allowed to play because they wanted the atmosphere to be more relaxed and fun.

There isn't anything more important to community colleges than the certainty that they can and should provide all qualified people who are looking to be accepted with admittance (Vaughan). The people of the community college represent forty-four percent of all undergraduates and forty-nine percent of students attending college for the first time (David). These students include a lot of minority students, students with a low social standing and the non-standard (age twenty-five and older) student who commonly enters college less academically equipped (David). Most community colleges have made immense advancement in reducing a lot of geographical and economic blockades that have in the past limited college admittance (David). Community

This is another experience that this school has given me that I will never forget. I was able to meet with Senators and Assemblypersons to advocate for the proper funding for community colleges. This experience has improved my knowledge of the legislative process, taught me the importance of networking, and had rid me of my fear of public speaking. It also peeked my curiosity, I am now considering expanding my academic interest to include law and policy.

Community college may seem like a school for underachievers, but in reality, its programs cater to many different individuals: High school students, adults returning to pursue (or finish) a degree, and people who are interested in taking recreational classes. Many community college students are programmed differently and they have different studying techniques and their own set pace for learning. The great thing about community college is that it can accommodate all of these individuals. Community college provides the tools and the know-how to help their students succeed. The affordability of community college, student enrichment programs, and smaller class sizes are just a few of its most desirable attributes. Despite the facts, there is a still a stigma surrounding the

A survey from Citigroup finds that almost eighty percent of high school students take part in a part time job. Students do not have careers in their jobs through high school, but jobs that can keep money in their pockets. The decision is left up to the students if he/she wants to work and attend school simultaneously; the decision should not be left up to the parents/guardians. Although the decision should not be left up to the parents/guardians, getting a job should be encouraged to high school students. Having a job introduces students to the real world and transforms students into responsible young adults. Nothing can teach young adults responsibility and management like the experience of having a job throughout high school. Since I am

Community colleges used to be holes of despair consisting of two groups. The first was comprised of those who should little interest in learning much went to get some form of technical training. The first and second group often overlapped. The second group was built up of those whose family wasn’t financially well off enough to send them full term to a four-year university. If that wasn’t the truth, it was certainly the stigma surrounding the institutions. But in today’s climate, the community college has become an essential part of the education.

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My time at CHS has been very different from the majority of graduates. Unlike most, I did not attend Colchester Schools prior to attending CHS, rather, I received my education at Grand Isle Elementary School. For me, going to high school meant saying goodbye to most of the friends I had known since I was little, and embarking on a new journey of making all new friends. This was a scary time for me, while my two siblings and a number of cousins had gone to CHS, I personally knew very few of my future classmates. Therefore, for the first few weeks of school in my freshman year, I walked around being unsure of what people's names were, and how exactly I was going to make new friends. However, I believe this experience has overall made me a better person, and has prepared me for the change of going off to college very well.

Many students start college and end up either dropping out or taking an exuberant amount of time to complete. This is especially true for the community colleges, where the majority of the students are commuters, a large portion work and some have family obligations. Many institutions have started addressing these circumstances by creating learning communities. The idea of implementing learning communities at the community college level can be the change that is needed for the success of these students. In order to execute this change, an understanding needs to be developed for the needs of the organization, in this case Citrus Community College in Glendora, California. The resources need to be identified, including the