Rey C.
Racing is life... anything else is just waiting.
As various politicians have put forth the idea of a "free" (in quotes simply because while it may be free to the student, there actually is a cost, that will be picked up by someone/something else) college education being something of a right, I wanted to ask a question to the board about a situation in my region. Community colleges in this area offer free tuition to students who graduate from local high schools. The program is funded by a public-private partnership. There are a couple of other, similar programs, that do the same thing in other areas of the state.
I'm VERY much in favor of a person working to further his/her education and opening up options for their future. But in my county, the local community college is laying off staff and discontinuing certain programs because of a lack of enrollment and demand. One of the discontinued programs happens to be robotics. Another that's having to cut back is machine technology. So here's my question: since college is already free here, yet **** aren't taking advantage of the opportunity (and the college is having to cut staff and programs because of that), what advice would you folks give to these ****? If you're already offering something of value for free, what more can be done, pay them to go to college?
Here's a little factoid for you: companies in this (relatively low cost of living) area are struggling to find qualified workers in technical fields. Fresh out of school, a person could start out making $20-$25/hour with a technical associates degree. So.... I'm missing something. I don't get it. Any ideas? :dunno:
I'm VERY much in favor of a person working to further his/her education and opening up options for their future. But in my county, the local community college is laying off staff and discontinuing certain programs because of a lack of enrollment and demand. One of the discontinued programs happens to be robotics. Another that's having to cut back is machine technology. So here's my question: since college is already free here, yet **** aren't taking advantage of the opportunity (and the college is having to cut staff and programs because of that), what advice would you folks give to these ****? If you're already offering something of value for free, what more can be done, pay them to go to college?
Here's a little factoid for you: companies in this (relatively low cost of living) area are struggling to find qualified workers in technical fields. Fresh out of school, a person could start out making $20-$25/hour with a technical associates degree. So.... I'm missing something. I don't get it. Any ideas? :dunno:
