I found this news article to be very interesting about a college. Many colleges this year are not sure if they will have enough students to enroll in their schools, because of our economic rescission. However, a college in Kentucky does not have an issue. The college gives free tuition. I can’t believe a college gives free tuition (Fitzpatrick, 2009).
The way the college gives free tuition is by their students’ working in service jobs or campus jobs. The students receive $3.80 per hour and four-years of free college. Not to mention some work experience. The students that work help to cover 80% of the colleges cost. Further, the college gets donations to help with the rest (Fitzpatrick, 2009).
The college is laying off 30 percent of its employees or considered 5 percent of its staff. However, the college is still going to give free tuition to its students. Many top colleges/universities have a decline in applications this year. However, this Kentucky college has a 15% increase in applications. Way to go with free tuition, but the college will be making stiffer regulations to get into the college (Fitzpatrick, 2009).
Further, the college is receiving an increase in applications from top performing students. The average admitted student has a 3.48 GPA. This does not come to surprise, because many high school graduates, this year, said, financial reasons were a major factor in determining where they would go to college. The college is use to getting students with financial reasons is a major factor to attend. However, the college this year has obtained many more students with a higher GPA (Fitzpatrick, 2009).
In conclusion, it would be great if many colleges could follow this college’s example in Kentucky, called Berea. It would be nice to have free tuition and not be in debt when finished. However, everyone can’t work for a college to pay for their tuition. So, this probably would work for recent high school graduates, but not for working adults (Fitzpatrick, 2009).
Reference
Fitzpatrick, L. (2009). Deci$ion$: How One College Is Snagging So Many Students. http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090502/us_time/08599189548200
Sunday, May 3, 2009
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