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Gas Prices Forcing College Students into Online Education
July 11, 2008 Posted in News
Everybody knows college is expensive, but did you know that for a growing majority of college students — gas is trumping tuition?
According to the always lovable and informative New York Times, the numbers of students enrolling in online college courses — so they won’t have to spend all their extra dolla dolla bills driving to and from campus — has drastically increased.
“The vast majority of the nation’s 15 million college students — at least 79 percent — live off campus, and with gas prices above $4 a gallon, many are seeking to cut commuting costs by studying online” claims the article, which goes on to say that certain colleges are experiencing a 50 to 100% increase in enrollment for their online courses.
As if plunking ourselves down in front of a computer (where there’s every distraction from bad reality TV to that f*cking amazing turkey sandwich waiting for you in the fridge) in an attempt to learn wasn’t spelling enough trouble for our education, certain people (like the president of Brevard Community College, as interviewed by the NYT) fear that our sh*tty economy, combined with the price of gas, might cause certain college students to drop out of school completely.
I mean, I’ve had about enough of this gas ridiculousness. I know my rage isn’t going to change anything, but maybe if enough of us stop ignoring our anger and frustration and start telling our leaders that this bullsh*t has got to stop…maybe something will happen? Speculation should not be able to control whether or not my generation goes to college.
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Amber - University o says:
Fri, 11th Jul 20089:49 am
you know whats realllly going to force me into online classes? These tuition rate hikes!!
laura says:
Fri, 11th Jul 200812:44 pm
Oh back when gas was 3.51 … *sigh*
Alissa says:
Sat, 12th Jul 20083:32 pm
I recently dropped out of school for several different reasons, but most of them were money related. The cost of freaking textbooks was a big one, not being able to find a job, tuition increasing by $5,000 and the list goes on. Sigh.
lee says:
Wed, 16th Jul 200810:44 am
They should start getting themselves better informed about off shore drilling. Every day we are sending hundered of millions of dollars to foreign countries for oil when we have it in our own back yard. Lets hope congress passes the bill to allow drilling or watch them do the following:
A.Continue to say that it will take 5-10 years to access these reserves, like Clinton did in 1995, and do nothing.
B. Say the oil companies are not using current permits to drill in areas where there is less oil and do nothing.
C. Talk about it for 5-10 years and take the same position when oil reaches $300.00 a barrel and do nothing.
D.Side with the environmental lobbyist once again and do nothing.
E. Take a wait and see attitude for the next 4 years and see gas go to $8.00 a gallon as in the UK and do nothing.
F. Continue to send 700 billion dollars a year, 4 times the cost of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, to foreign governments.
G. Do all of the above.
H. Listen to George Bush and lift the ban allowing the individual states to decide so we can start on a path to energy independence in the coming years.
Jill says:
Wed, 16th Jul 200811:17 am
"Listen to George Bush and lift the ban" — because he's been right about so many other things the last 7 1/2 years. How could he (an ex-oilman) possibly steer us wrong on something that enables the oil companies to continue doing business as usual?! Oil will never be the path to energy independence for this or any other country. "What are we going to do? We're addicted to meth, and the dealer keeps raising the price! I know, let's build our own meth lab in the backyard!! What's the worst that could happen?" Good plan. If it ain't renewable, it ain't doable. It's time we all start thinking long-term and demand that our leaders do the same.
tissue says:
Sun, 20th Jul 200810:55 pm
How about stopping the war, saving the money and funding energy research towards renewable resources?
Also college could start subsidizing student gas costs..
Lee dear, there are other methods than you know, listen to Bush Jr. or more options than what you have listed.
K says:
Mon, 21st Jul 20088:43 am
Just wait until Obama becomes president. I know you all think he's the second coming of Christ but I think you're in for a rude awakening. He can talk about change all he wants…but what is he REALLY going to change? I'm going to take a wild guess and say nothing. Saying the word change in every speech might work for him now, but he doesn't get asked tough questions. The media is obsessed with him, and he gets away with things that no other politician would right now, especially Republicans. People are going to blame George Bush for everything. So when Obama starts screwing things up even more, let me guess who's going to be to blame for that one
Brit says:
Mon, 21st Jul 20088:57 am
"So when Obama starts screwing things up even more, let me guess who’s going to be to blame for that one."
You are correct: the answer is George W. Bush.
You can't argue with consistency: he failed in every business he ran before becoming president, and then he failed at being a good president. "Heck of a job, Georgie! Now take your gold watch and go away for good." George W. Bush has set the bar so low, the next president will have a hard time not tripping over it on their way to the oval office.
Kian Gray says:
Wed, 30th Jun 20108:01 am
Online education is also good specially if you have very good and talented students..-`
Alex Long says:
Fri, 9th Jul 20109:54 am
Online education is also as good as conventional education but interpersonal interaction might be limited.,`*
Maya Bailey says:
Sun, 12th Sep 20107:53 pm
online education is also great specially if you do not have time to attend regular schooling.*,
Francesca Webb says:
Fri, 1st Oct 20101:40 am
gas prices are still on the rise today, we should go Alternative Fuel;.`
Pine Cupboard says:
Tue, 19th Oct 201011:12 pm
althoug i prefer the interaction of regular education, online education seems to be a good alternative.;: