Free Community College Research Paper

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Mollie Russell Jan. 26 2015 ENG101 How do you feel about Obama proposing that students should have the opportunity to attend community college for free for two years? I feel that this is a very controversial topic and it can go either way. In my opinion, having free community college for students is a good opportunity, but there need to be certain requirements for these students. People can take advantage of this, and by having requirements it stops people from doing that. I have four requirements that need to be met including, 3.0 GPA or higher, 18 or higher on the ACT, 95% attendance, and a high school diploma. I support free community college because it gives opportunities, it can lower the unemployment rate, and save money. Free community college can give opportunities to lower class people who can’t afford college. If these people want to go to college, but they can’t, now they would be able to. They would be able to receive an education to help them get a job and make money. Nowadays, you almost…show more content…
People can take advantage of this free college, taxes can be raised, and it can take more time for employees, but there is a way you can fix all of the problems. To be able to have free community college, there should be restrictions against it. If a student doesn’t have a 3.0 grade point average, or if as student doesn’t have a 18 or higher on their ACT, if the attendance is below 95%, and a high school diploma. if there requirements aren’t met, then you shouldn’t allow free community college to that particular person. In conclusion, I believe free community college should be allowed. There are many more reasons supporting this topic, and opposing the topic, but in the essay above are the major points. Free community colleges benefits more than it does harm our society. Giving opportunities, lowering unemployment rate, and helping people save money are all very important topics supporting free community
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