Oct 16 2011: In only 8 years since it opened, our community college has over 6000 people enrolled in classes. So the people want the education, its mostly a matter of making it affordable and making sure that people know there are ways to pay for it with financial aid. I think many people aren't aware they can get financial aid, especially those of us starting late.
Oct 14 2011: Facebook has become the one stop shop for everything you need to communicate. I'm not sure it will happen, but it's very possible that it could take over many forms of communication including email, voice, and video. I Imagine future phones with only 3G(or the equivalent at the time) and no "voice" service, you could still use skype(which is now included with facebook) to make calls.
Oct 14 2011: After working in a dead end restaurant job for 8 years, I was finally inspired by watching some TED talks to go back to school. Seeing all of these great minds change the world made me want to do the same. I am currently enrolled in a community college here in WV, but I look forward to moving on to a university in two years. Community colleges in our area are making education much more accessible for us. :)
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