Free Community College In Tennessee

Has just been approved. Do you think Colorado should consider this too?
California used to do this, but now credit hours are around $350 each.
It would be a great way to reduce college debt, first couple years free before moving onto a four year school. And also you can find out cheaply if college is right for you.

Only if there is SOME amount of responsibility on the part of those who benefit. Could some of the State's Weed Taxes be directed to something like this? I did my first two years of undergrad classes at CC's and loved the smaller classes, free parking, fewer hassles, etc. It would be great to have something like this available , so people don't rack up so much debt and get a decent education.

Wait.....I just remembered conservatives are trying to keep people stoopid in this country....Nevermind.

Going to CC my first year would have helped out my GPA.

FredHayek wrote: Going to CC my first year would have helped out my GPA.

It helped out my GPA AND my checkbook. Instead of being in classes with hundreds of people at the U with a professor who struggles with english, I was in classes with about 20 students where I could actually speak with the professor if I needed too. I highly recommend a good CC for your basic undergrad classes. Just be sure to check that your credits transfer!

FredHayek wrote: Do you think Colorado should consider this too?

IIRC, and you can bet your last shiny new Roosevelt fiat dime that I do, the Colorado Constitution says that the general assembly shall provide a uniform system of free public schools wherein all residents of the State between the ages of 6 and 21 may be educated gratuitously. There is a caveat in there somewhere about the General Assembly accomplishing that as soon as is possible, or practicable, or something like that anyway, but it says without a doubt that the General Assembly shall provide a gratuitous education to all residents of Colorado between the ages of 6 and 21. So, whether you think Colorado should consider it or not, you can also bet your last shiny new Roosevelt fiat dime that at some point there will be a "progressive" judge appointed to a bench in Colorado who "interprets" that to mean that Colorado must continue to provide a free education to all Colorado residents at a public school until they reach the age of 21, which means at least the first two years of college in nearly every instance.

I'd much rather pay taxes for 2yr community colleges than for more entitlement programs.

I also attended a community college for the first two years.

Nope, let the students pay their way like everyone else. No more free handouts. If they really want it they will work hard in high school and earn their way into college.