Free College Courses

It is the policy of all schools to offer free education up until a student graduates from high school. For those students who do not have enough money to continue their education in college, I believe community colleges should offer free introductory courses such as English, math, science, and social studies. Many students either start working right after high school graduation or they go into the armed forces. With free introductory courses at a community college, they can work while beginning their higher level education. As they obtain the credits known as general education credits, they can use the money that they have accrued through either working or from family to take courses related to the major that they have chosen for themselves.

One of the main reasons that a high school graduate does not attend college is because they come from a low-income household. Whether it is because of the family in general or because of unforeseen circumstances, many students think that their educational lives end after high school graduation. With free introductory courses in community college, graduates can take class while working during other times. They will begin to obtain the basics of a higher level education while working to save money for the courses that interest them even more. That way, if a student is unsure what they want to major in, they have not wasted money on courses for a major and instead will just have the general education courses to take before they declare a major.

In some cases, children may have parents who want them to start working right after high school graduation in a family business or other career. The family business or other career is not always the ideal situation for the child. With free introductory courses at a community college, the student can work for their family or other business during the day and take classes either at night or on the weekends. So while making money by fulfilling their families wishes, they also begin their education to obtain a degree in something that may interest them more.

Some high school graduates see the world after graduation as either entering college or not. Going onto college leads to higher education, better careers, and more money. Without going to college, in most cases graduates obtain lower paying jobs as well as make less money. With free introductory courses at a community college, another door is opened for graduates. They can begin their higher level education as well as work to make the money to pay for future courses. It is not always the case for a high school graduate who doesn't go on to college to make less money. But it has been proven in several studies that the higher the degree that you obtain, the more likely you are to make more money.

Although offering free introductory courses at a community college is ideal, it is not likely to happen. There are too many executives that run the community colleges who would not agree with my idea. The loss of money by offering free introductory courses would be large as well as the inability to have funds to pay the professors would be detrimental to my proposal. I still believe though that it would be a brilliant idea to offer these introductory courses to students so that they can begin their college life with as much ease as possible.