| the2real4mafol said: Easy enough if higher education wasn't so expensive. Even people come out of college and university but still find it hard to get jobs. Further education is a good way to do better in your career but with the amount it costs, you better work hard to get there. (and if you're poor in the first place, how are you supposed to pay to do more education? Not everyone gets government help) If the economy ever improves, you might get something out there. Also, i have a problem with your cause of poverty. What if these people could afford to have kids and further down the line lost their work or lost a partner or something like that? That would be beyond their own control |
A semester at a community college costs about $1,000 for a full-time student in most counties (varying based on average income.) With a loan, that is about $4,000 of principle debt for two years. For most, there are state and federal grants which will cover the entire expense. There is not a single person in the United States who can't go to college of some sort with the current system. There is private aid as well (I go to a top private school, and $42,000/$60,000 cost of attendence is covered privately, the rest is covered by loans.)
