Sanders isn't going to make college mandatory - what he wants to do is make community college free. Kinda like the rest of the 1st world countries. We'd get back in taxes and less need for social spending what we would put out.
I have one child who has a degree in forensics, and after all the courses was told there are no forensic job in the US - but she could be a prison guard. She owes 20K for that - and can no longer get any student loans. My other daughter has one year of community college but had to drop out to pay off her loans. Living on your own, paying your own expenses, and paying almost $300 a credit (most classes are 3 credits) plus books that cost over $100 dollars is really impossible.
Both kids are motivated straight A students - it's not just that they would benefit. We need an educated work force in these times.
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Date: 2016-02-02 01:23 am (UTC)I have one child who has a degree in forensics, and after all the courses was told there are no forensic job in the US - but she could be a prison guard. She owes 20K for that - and can no longer get any student loans. My other daughter has one year of community college but had to drop out to pay off her loans. Living on your own, paying your own expenses, and paying almost $300 a credit (most classes are 3 credits) plus books that cost over $100 dollars is really impossible.
Both kids are motivated straight A students - it's not just that they would benefit. We need an educated work force in these times.