10 Steps to Raise $15K or More for College Now

America has the only government in the world which is stupid enough to throw away the futures of its own precious children. The unbelievably "FUBAR" politicians in Washington NEVER represent the wishes of "We the People", plus they have helped the corrupt bankers rob us. We must fight back by any means necessary!!! We NEED another "1776" right away!

Jim of GA 9:04PM November 11, 2010

Yes, a lot of people underestimate the value of community colleges. I know a lot of high school seniors who go straight to 4-year universities and drop out only a year after or end up changing their majors several times (thus, accumulating thousands of dollars in student loans/ debt). Going to community colleges allow the students to mature so that they would be more focused and prepared upon entering universities.

@ Angel Gabriel of CA

General Ed courses are essential for a more well-rounded education. I strongly disagree on you with you saying that taking those classes is a waste of time. It has been there for years long before the decline of job supply. If you're talking about specialty, that's what vocational and tech schools are for. Although, good point on the subject of our jobs being brought overseas. We need to put Americans first, and put an end to outsourcing in developing countries. Those greedy corporations are hurting the US job market.

Another is I've noticed a lot of foreign-grads who now work in the US with H-1 B visas (even college grads from 3rd world countries). This is ridiculous. Common now.. America should stop shooting ourselves in the foot

Joe of CA 10:15PM March 09, 2010

When I first thought of College, it was an understanding that to go to College isn't so much to learn what you want to do, but really its become more of the typical norm for a person who graduates from High School. College is more of a place to find who we're supposed to be, and what we want to do with our life, yet, it's fact that in a person's lifetime they will switch their careers no less than five times. That doesn't seem bad, a lifetime - five careers - but, how is that possible anymore when Colleges have put the cost of education into an elitest catergory. What we need to do is model the countries that have education available to their people for low costs, or free for that matter. The idea of tax breaks is fine, trying to help the middle class people out, but the reality that we are all faced with is that there is a growing class of people that aren't considered - the 'working poor'

Working to get the next pay check, and living pay check to pay check. If we don't make education affordible, and accessible to the all economic class of people - then the next bail out isn't going to matter, the next stimulus package will make no difference because we will have an over populated working class of people that will not be able to pay bills, won't be able to pay for supposed affordible health care plans, simply because they don't have the education to make themselves attractive to potential employers since they will be able to get the well educated people who were able to afford education.

Its sad, that we are trying to save the jobs of people who are already in the working sector - what about the people who are on unemployment the retraining options for them is laughable at best, if a person is on unemployment then they should simply have access to educate themselves in a field of their choice since we all know that when push comes to shove - the government is going to get their money back eventually since with a better educated, and trained person comes better wages, which the government in turn taxes since they elevate their financial status. Its time to think outside the box, and sadly, without an education - it seems that we are not going to get the change that we all so desperately need to make a difference for not just ourselves, but for our children, and theirs.

James of MI 5:53PM February 13, 2010

Part of the problem with college costs is simply that we keep creating more financial aid. More money becomes available to the education industry, so prices go up. Duh.

Add that to the massive debt that federal and state governments have created (especially those crazy state pension programs of the sort that have crippled California despite the 24% increase in state tax revenue over the last ten years) and you get a recipe for sticker shock.

Greg of TN 12:41PM January 29, 2010