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I liked Community College too. It gave me a second chance to get into a good college since my high school grades were crap.

And I would have never gotten a Master’s degree if it wasn’t for what I was able to do in Community College.

“I liked Community College too. It gave me a second chance to get into a good college since my high school grades were crap.

And I would have never gotten a Master’s degree if it wasn’t for what I was able to do in Community College.”

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That could have been written by one of my sons.

Your story has touches of mine. I had very poor first 3 years of high school. Went to a different city and became a 4th year standout student. I decided I wanted to get into engineering and started at the local JC. The first assembly gathering told me I was exceptional for being in college-seemed like a lot of crap talk to me. However, I was in la-la land for one semester deferral from WW2 service. I served my time in the Army overseas for over a year, came back to the States as a family survivor, only brother killed on Okinawa, and after discharge enrolled in the same Jr. College I previously attended. Made good grades in science and engineering and was accepted at what I believe was and is today the finest public university in the world i.e. the U of Cal at Berkeley CA.. I would never of had that opportunity if there had not been a high end JC. My entire professional and public service is attributable to both public schools. However, both of these colleges demanded honest effort and results, no gimmes for my just attending.

Yes, that is a lot of HS students experiences. THE POINT that is missed here is that Obama is reinventing the wheel...we already have the Pell Grant, basically a fee Community College Education, so why does he want to re do it??? It’s what he wants to put into it that counts...think about that. Illegals and Muslims in refugee status go to the head of the line, like Affirmative Action used to do for blacks looking for work.

Obama says they have to work for the free education...doing what? Community organizing, and if he gets those who are obligated to him for getting them in the country.....then what?? This is a CON for something else.