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94. Those who went to community college are probably not saddled with tons of debt

Wed Jan 21, 2015, 07:18 PM

Jan 2015

Total costs for a student attending a community college is about half that of a student attending a public four-year college. Also, the typical student at a community college is there to attain a certificate or associates degree which can be completed in 1 year for most certificates and 2 years for the associates while those students working towards a bachelor's degree will attend school for 4 years.

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So how does free community college help students now with tons of debt? [View all] davidn3600 Jan 2015 OP

Did anyone claim that making community college free would solve all student debt problems, Vattel Jan 2015 #1

Since when does every plan have to address every problem or every part of it? TeamPooka Jan 2015 #2

No, but I would certainly tak advantage of it and retrain my glowing Jan 2015 #3

Maybe, but future improvements are better than nothing. merrily Jan 2015 #4

Precisely Sherman A1 Jan 2015 #6

Anything people get out of this punchbowl turds (R) Congress would be a miracle. merrily Jan 2015 #8

IKWYM, but changes have to start somewhere. S.Security didn't help the Okies. WinkyDink Jan 2015 #5

And until Eisenhower it did not help the farmers and many service people. I am happy that this is a jwirr Jan 2015 #67

It won't, and as a parent with two kids in college with debt, I hear you. AngryOldDem Jan 2015 #7

E. Warren did try to make student loans more affordable. Shot down. merrily Jan 2015 #9

Not surprised. n/t AngryOldDem Jan 2015 #10

There is also the issue of "degree inflation" davidn3600 Jan 2015 #12

Currently about 32% of Americans over 25 have a bachelor's degree, far from 'everyone' Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #37

Nonsense AgingAmerican Jan 2015 #70

In my day we called them "highschools with ashtrays" because they were free in California. libdem4life Jan 2015 #84

And I am in no way suggesting that education for more people is bad davidn3600 Jan 2015 #89

Yes, it is... in my experience lately. To get the "good" jobs, it takes a MA, thus I'm enrolling libdem4life Jan 2015 #106

Right out of school or in in school - they will support it JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #11

Not from what I have seen davidn3600 Jan 2015 #13

davidn3600 official poll trumad Jan 2015 #15

Official poll was last November when the youth didnt vote at all davidn3600 Jan 2015 #17

Dude I have two kids in college.. trumad Jan 2015 #18

I'm not talking about kids going into college...im talking about kids coming out of college davidn3600 Jan 2015 #21

LOL trumad Jan 2015 #22

I'm done talking to you davidn3600 Jan 2015 #23

Because your logic is flat out ridiculous. trumad Jan 2015 #24

Maybe it's the general sense of entitlement amongst the JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #41

It also doesn't help sciatica. Or lumbago. Or the heartbreak of psoriasis. Recursion Jan 2015 #14

I don't think that was the purpose of it JI7 Jan 2015 #16

How would raising the minimum wage help people who earned the minimum wage last year? Orrex Jan 2015 #19

weird Op trumad Jan 2015 #20

Raising the minimum wage usually leads to raising everyone elses wage too davidn3600 Jan 2015 #27

Seriously? Have you ever had a conversation about raising minimum wage? Orrex Jan 2015 #44

Because apparently, everything that happens anywhere is all about him. closeupready Jan 2015 #47

Suddenly it all makes sense Orrex Jan 2015 #59

The OP has a point, I'm not sure he realizes it and I doubt it disqualifies the idea of helping but Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2015 #30

Plus the OP completely ignores the 2010 student loan reform Recursion Jan 2015 #39

I'm in graduate school now tammywammy Jan 2015 #25

Thanks you! JustAnotherGen Jan 2015 #42

If I had been smart at the time, that's what I would have done when I was 18. tammywammy Jan 2015 #46

It doesn't, but you have to start to change the system at some point. Vinca Jan 2015 #26

Unrec. File under: "Nothing is ever good enough." FSogol Jan 2015 #28

"This free ice cream is too free." Starry Messenger Jan 2015 #29

I just want someone to explain to me why Obama and Democrats won't touch the student loan issue davidn3600 Jan 2015 #31

You must have missed all the articles about Elizabeth Warren Starry Messenger Jan 2015 #33

Because they massively reformed student loans in 2010 Recursion Jan 2015 #38

Massively reformed? Please do tell ... Myrina Jan 2015 #51

Yes, massively improved Recursion Jan 2015 #56

I think there were also ways to consolidate the loans and to apply for lower monthly payments. jwirr Jan 2015 #71

Andrew Cuomo just did tabbycat31 Jan 2015 #45

Willfull ignorance of the topic Sheepshank Jan 2015 #72

LOL nt DawgHouse Jan 2015 #32

Me me me Renew Deal Jan 2015 #34

Unrec tenderfoot Jan 2015 #35

Uh, it's not just upcoming students that will like it, it's also parents. n/t Dawgs Jan 2015 #36

Bingo trumad Jan 2015 #40

Those loans should be forgiven abelenkpe Jan 2015 #43

Failing that, they should be fully dischargeable in bankruptcy. closeupready Jan 2015 #49

And with that comes the drawbacks. Igel Jan 2015 #53

The "Community College" thing has been pushed at us for years ... Myrina Jan 2015 #48

Community colleges do teach art history, lingustics, and history. FSogol Jan 2015 #50

The CC in my area teaches art history and anthropology courses. tammywammy Jan 2015 #52

I took art history, a couple of literature classes, HappyMe Jan 2015 #55

Community colleges do teach Art History and Linguistics Recursion Jan 2015 #57

Have you seen the internet yet? cbdo2007 Jan 2015 #63

You're not describing the CA system at all. Starry Messenger Jan 2015 #64

You're kidding, right? PasadenaTrudy Jan 2015 #68

You're confusing it with a trade school. An AA degree is a mini BA degree, with all of the libdem4life Jan 2015 #85

Wha?!?!? I'm a full time Art History teacher at a Community College. Coventina Jan 2015 #88

How does any kind of "student loan relief" program help those of us who paid off our debt?? cbdo2007 Jan 2015 #54

Good grief! HappyMe Jan 2015 #58

I pulled myself up by bootstraps and paid off my loans years ago. Capt. Obvious Jan 2015 #60

So, how does the founding of Yellowstone Park help those who wanted to vacation before 1872? FSogol Jan 2015 #61

The Emancipation Proclamation treestar Jan 2015 #99

Don't invent fire. It isn't fair to all the humans that had to eat meat raw. FSogol Jan 2015 #100

Here's how it will help mythology Jan 2015 #62

I'm a 37 university professor with a boatload of debt. a la izquierda Jan 2015 #65

And what about the student that has already completed the first two years of college? jwirr Jan 2015 #66

An entire generation has been sacrificed at the altar of enriching KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #69

Who put forth the half-witted and irrelevant premise that it would? LanternWaste Jan 2015 #73

Nobody did. isobar Jan 2015 #78

Perfection is the enemy of progress WestCoastLib Jan 2015 #74

Sorry but I just find this whole idea to be useless davidn3600 Jan 2015 #75

You are right, it isnt perfect so throw it out...Let the teaparty come up with an idea NoJusticeNoPeace Jan 2015 #76

Oh, the I didn't get a pony, so you can't have one either!!! isobar Jan 2015 #77

It helps me because I know my kids wont have the debt I had. dilby Jan 2015 #79

It doesn't. The two things aren't related. cheapdate Jan 2015 #80

Well, that's the problem davidn3600 Jan 2015 #81

Yes. The scale of the student debt problem is enormous, the consequences are deep. cheapdate Jan 2015 #86

It cost me 130 thousand dollars for my son to get a bachelor degree. I think it's a great idea. B Calm Jan 2015 #82

How did the ACA help someone that had to file bankrupcy doc03 Jan 2015 #83

It helps you because chances are you will have to go to a doctor at some point in the future davidn3600 Jan 2015 #87

I didn't think it was necessary to add the sarcasm thing, I guess I should have n/t doc03 Jan 2015 #95

If I was a space alien I'd rip off all the uberwealthy in "technology sharing" investment schemes... hunter Jan 2015 #90

It will.That degree you just finished is not your ticket to never needing classes or training again. Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2015 #91

Unlikely... davidn3600 Jan 2015 #92

Well, they'll get to compete for jobs with kids who aren't saddled by massive debt hughee99 Jan 2015 #93

Those who went to community college are probably not saddled with tons of debt Kaleva Jan 2015 #94

It doesn't. bigwillq Jan 2015 #96

I will miss out. I graduated in 1979. upaloopa Jan 2015 #97

But you probably didn't take on the debt that kids are being forced to take on these days davidn3600 Jan 2015 #98

No I had to spend a year in Vietnam getting upaloopa Jan 2015 #101

Unfortunately, it doesn't. NaturalHigh Jan 2015 #102

There should be a complete bail out of Federal Student loans. They did it with the Banks. Why not? YOHABLO Jan 2015 #103

Won't answer your questions, but before Reagan, in California, community college was free. Trillo Jan 2015 #104

Don't know if this has been posted yet or not SickOfTheOnePct Jan 2015 #105