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31. An associates is *not* useless in the job market. For example, a friend's daughter

Fri Jan 9, 2015, 01:24 AM

Jan 2015

recently got a dental hygienist degree from a two year college. You can get a nursing degree and lots of medical degrees/certificates as well, e.g. radiation tech.

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Obama Proposes Free Community College Program [View all] herding cats Jan 2015 OP

it is in Tenn. d_r Jan 2015 #1

Sounds like a great idea. n/t whathehell Jan 2015 #2

Thank you Mr President davidsilver Jan 2015 #3

Yes, yes, yes duhneece Jan 2015 #19

Video of Obama's statement on Air Force One. PoliticAverse Jan 2015 #4

Thank you, President Obama.. thank you, too, herding cats! Cha Jan 2015 #5

+1 uhnope Jan 2015 #7

Herding cats....good one...that is what it is with this new 9% approval Congress..someone please make a cartoon... Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #9

I'm taking this as a complement to my moniker. herding cats Jan 2015 #25

I'm just reporting the news. herding cats Jan 2015 #23

as it was supposed to be uhnope Jan 2015 #6

My dad went to community college (free), UC Berkeley (very low cost), and worked his way through med SharonAnn Jan 2015 #18

mid-80s was about the cut-off uhnope Jan 2015 #24

Reagan again. I did two masters degrees debt free. combination of savings, NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 #29

"We also have to make sure that everybody has the opportunity to constantly run the hamster wheel." unrepentant progress Jan 2015 #8

If Germany can make it's Own Colleges Free for Students ....than Why Can't USA? KoKo Jan 2015 #10

No! No! No! AngryDem001 Jan 2015 #32

The Doom and Gloomers will be here shortly to explain to us why this is just a TERRIBLE idea... VanillaRhapsody Jan 2015 #11

This is just a TERRIBLE idea!!!! (Thats just for you ^^^^^^!!) :) 7962 Jan 2015 #12

I KNEW it! VanillaRhapsody Jan 2015 #16

I think it should only require a 2 point average. Why should these students be required pnwmom Jan 2015 #13

Because 2.0 hasn't meant "average" in decades Recursion Jan 2015 #26

And this would promote more grade inflation -- not a good thing. nt pnwmom Jan 2015 #27

Even if true, so what? Why should only "average" and above students get free tuition? NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 #30

If they can't put in the effort to get a 2.0 NobodyHere Jan 2015 #33

as i understood it, the posters are talking about high school grades. NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 #34

No, you have to maintain 2.5 in your classes at the community college Recursion Jan 2015 #38

Exactly! musicblind Jan 2015 #43

First of all jamzrockz Jan 2015 #47

I think "poor" meant "bad", in this case. F4lconF16 Jan 2015 #51

I applaud that Non-Automatic_Belief Jan 2015 #14

Excellent - a very good start! K&R nt TBF Jan 2015 #15

I hope he can get this done with an executive order, otherwise... eom Purveyor Jan 2015 #17

No, it will require a bill passed by Congress. n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2015 #28

That's what I was afraid of. Doubtful it will happen then with this current congress. eom Purveyor Jan 2015 #36

What happened to the whole compassionate conservative meme? Calista241 Jan 2015 #59

Oregon has a program that allows the first one or two years of community college free bhikkhu Jan 2015 #20

Great idea Mr President! workinclasszero Jan 2015 #21

it's a good step, but not enough. redruddyred Jan 2015 #22

An associates is *not* useless in the job market. For example, a friend's daughter NewDeal_Dem Jan 2015 #31

The credits would be transferable to a state college davidpdx Jan 2015 #35

what we have now is so freaking bad redruddyred Jan 2015 #63

I disagree that an AS degree is useless PersonNumber503602 Jan 2015 #50

+1 F4lconF16 Jan 2015 #52

They're only requiring part time studies. tammywammy Jan 2015 #57

well that's a relief redruddyred Jan 2015 #62

One of my sons shanti Jan 2015 #65

You mean.... czarjak Jan 2015 #37

Kudos. grahamhgreen Jan 2015 #39

Great idea...seven years ago Android3.14 Jan 2015 #40

The Rethuglicons will work overtime to see nothing like this materializes . Two reasons are the geretogo Jan 2015 #41

That's good, but.... Adrahil Jan 2015 #42

I must disagree. Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2015 #44

And in California, the gov recently signed a bill allowing CC'd to provide BA's. Xithras Jan 2015 #45

Wow, that flew under my radar Brother Buzz Jan 2015 #46

The core idea behind it is interesting. Xithras Jan 2015 #56

uh...why didn't he do this when Democrats had both chambers of Congress yurbud Jan 2015 #48

I noticed in the Bush years, Dems can propose very good policies when they have no chance of being yurbud Jan 2015 #49

Isn't that sweet Android3.14 Jan 2015 #53

How is it free if you work for it. I worked to pay for upaloopa Jan 2015 #54

The costs of higher ed have risen dramatically - esp. in comparison to earning potential. Yo_Mama Jan 2015 #61

This is a great idea. Tatiana Jan 2015 #55

k+r Blue_Tires Jan 2015 #58

GA has had a form of this. It's financed by the lottery. Yo_Mama Jan 2015 #60

A Romney campaign worker was on a show Sunday night, (CBS news, Frontline? I don't jtuck004 Jan 2015 #64