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write them all; 4+,
write first name et
al. (i.e., Smith et
al.)

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trade, government)

Does X exist?

Is X a Y?

Does X cause Y?
Is Y a result of X?

Is it good or bad?
Fair or unfair?
Harmful or
beneficial?

What should be
done about X?

Who is responsible?

1. Belfield,
Clive R. Associate
Professor in
Dept. of
Economics at
Queens College,
University of
New York

"TheBenefitsof
Attending
Community
College:A
Reviewofthe
Evidence."

What is an
associates
degree and how
does this differ
from a
bachelors
degree?

Community
college degree
is a huge
improvement
from just a
high school
diploma

College
education is a
huge factor into
ones economic
status

Does spending 2
years at
community
college before
transferring to a
university have
an effect on
students?

Online article

Thomas, Bailey
Professor of
Economics and
Education at
Columbia
University

2 Calcagno,Juan,
ThomasBailey,
DavisJenkins,
GregoryKienzel,
andTimothy
Leinbach.

"Download
PDFs."
Community
CollegeStudent
Success:What
Institutional
Characteristics
Makea
Difference?
Economicsof
Education

Community
college should
be regarded as
essential for
those who want
postsecondary
education

Community
college is a
huge factor into
many students
lives and their
decisions after
high school
graduation

Different social
factors (gender,
race,
immigration
history) play a
role into
postsecondary
education
Community
college
education
greatly reduces
ones need for
welfare
Many people
would not have
enrolled in
postsecondary
education if not
for community
college

Although CC is
open to all, this
can lead to poor
academic prestige

Especially
because
community
college is
open to all,
CCs should
try to increase
their low
graduation
rates

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Review
Onlinearticle

3. Giang,Vivian
Formerlead
entrepreneurship
atPolicyMic;
formerwriterof
BusinessInsider

4. Marcus,Jon.
Highereducation
editorfor
WashingtonPost,
USAToday,
Time,Boston
Globe,and
Washington
Monthly

5.Rassoul
Dastmozd
President of
Saint Paul
College (a
community &
technical
college)

"23HighPaying
JobsThatYou
CanGetWithAn
Associate's
Degree."
BusinessInsider.
BusinessInsider,
Inc,
WhyEvenTop
TierStudents
ShouldConsider
Community
Colleges."PBS.

Community
college degrees
are extremely
helpful in
allowing
graduates to
find jobs

Community
college degrees
are just as
effective as
university
degrees

A community
college degree
can lead to a
high paying job

Community
college degree is
extremely
beneficial to its
graduates in
raising their
economic status

Community
college is a
very viable
option even for
those who are
able to attend
university

Community
college
education has
as much worth
as a university
education

Community
college should be
viewed as having
as much value as
university

Regard
community
college as a
very valuable
pathway to
desired
occupations

Obama
proposed a plan
to increase the
number of
Americans with
advanced
education
backgrounds

Community
Colleges Play
More Vital Role
Than Ever,
Huffington Post

Community
college allows
greater access
of
postsecondary
education to all
Americans

Tuition is
expensive and
most people
cannot afford
to pay

Community
college
education can
lead to jobs that
pay more than
those of
university
education
backgrounds
Tuition can
often lead to
students getting
trapped in
student loans
and debt

College
education is key
in creating a
better workforce
in our country

We need to
respect
community
college and
view it as a
method of
increasing
education in
our country
and economic
statuses of its
citizens

Policymakers
and the public
should support
these 2-year
community
college
programs

CC is open and
accessible to
the general
public

Community
college will
help increase
the size of the
middle class in
out country

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6.Szelenyi,
Katalin
Associateprof.
ofHigher
Education,
Collegeof
Education,and
Human
Developmentat
UMASSBoston

EricReview:
Education
Immigrants:
The
Community
CollegeRole.
Community
College
Review.
Article

"Harvard
Universityor
Freelancewriter Community
College?Why
and
communications theChoiceIsn't
AsCrazyAsIt
strategist
Sounds."The
HuffingtonPost
7. Hrabe,John.

Article

Immigration is
a very relevant
topic in the US
Immigration
history and
cultural
backgrounds
play a role in
education
decisions
Community
college degree
has value
because it is so
much cheaper
than university

Immigrants
may not be
treated the
same as
citizens in
terms of
institutional
financial aid

Even if a
university
degree leads to
a higher paying
job, an
associates
degree has as
much worth as
well because
often times
university

CC will bring
together
communities as
we all increase
our education
statuses and
improve the
economic
wellbeing of
our country for
future
generations
Immigrant
education
programs
would lead to
better college
opportunities
for immigrants

Community
college degree
CAN lead to
jobs as
successful as
those requiring
a university
degree, in
terms of big
company
names hiring

More immigrants
in college = more
diversity

Educational
institutions
should assist
immigrants

Community
college should be
regarded as a
option for all
high school
graduates
because of its
cheap tuition

High school
seniors and
their families
should
seriously
consider
community
college as a
choice for
postsecondary
education

Colleges
should develop
programs and
support
services aimed
towards
immigrants

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8. Henderson,J.
Maureen
Contributorat
Forbes
Magazine

"ForgetFour
MoreYears:
Why
Community
CollegeCould
BeYourTicket
ToFinancial
Success."
Forbes.

There is a
difference in
incomes earned
between
community
college
graduates and
university
graduates

Article

9. Horn,
MichaelB.
Cofounderof
Clayton
Christensen
Institutefor
Disruptive
Innovation

"Obama,Free
Community
CollegeMay
NotWork."
CNN.
Article

Obamas
community
college tuition
proposal is not
worth it

graduates must
pay off student
loans, whereas
most
community
college
graduates do
not
Community
college
graduates can
earn incomes
that are even
higher than
those of
university
graduates
Many up and
coming jobs
with high
incomes only
require an
associates
degree or some
type of
certification
Obamas plans
are not a viable
solution

people of all
educational
levels

Community
college degree
can lead to a
high paying
and successful
job

Community
college is a very
viable and
effective route to
take after high
school

Free
community
college tuition
will only lead
to more issues
down the road
for future
presidents and
generations to
deal with

Free community
college tuition is
not a good idea
and should not be
taken as the
solution to
increasing
college
enrollment rates

We should
find other
ways to use
that money to
decrease
tuition costs of
college, in
general, not
just focusing
on community

Obama,
Obamas
administration,
people who
have good
ideas and
proposals for
our government
to use that
money to

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college

10. Obama,
Barack
USA President

11. Goral, Tim.

State of the
Union Address

College tuition
is expensive

College tuition
can be the
deciding factor
for many
students to not
attend college

There are both

There are many

College tuition
costs are rising

Need-based aid
is becoming
more and more
relevant and
crucial to
students as
college tuition
costs continue
to rise

Speech

Obama
Proposes Free
Community
College
Tuition,
University
Business
Behind the
News
Magazine
article

12.University
Business.

Tuition, NeedBased Aid to

An increase of
community
college
graduates will
lead to a better
workforce in
our country
Free
community
college may or
may not
increase
college
enrollment
rates, as well as
college
graduation
rates

Free community
college should
become a reality
in the near future

Increased
financial
literacy in high
school students
will lead to
them making
wiser decisions
in what to do
after graduation

Financial literacy
of students and
families will help
tremendously in
their future
decisions

Free community
college might not
be the best way
to increase
college
attendance rates

effectively
increase
college
enrollment
rates
Obama,
Obamas
administration

We could take
other courses
of action, such
as reducing
the paperwork
for the student
aid application
which
discourages
two million
Americans
from applying
for Pell grants

Obama and
Congress could
take other
courses of
action rather
than just paying
for community
college tuition

College
institutions,
financial aid
administrators

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13.Salomon
Fernandez,
Yves.
VicePresident
forstrategic
planningat
MassBay
Community
College
14.Huerta,
Jeffery,Karen
M.Watt,and
PatriciaReyes.

How Obamas
Tuition-Free
Community
College Plan
Would Affect
One State,
New England
Journal of
Higher
Education
Article
"An
ExaminationOf
AVID
Graduates
College
Preparation
And
Postsecondary
Progress:
Community
CollegeVersus
4Year
University
Students."
JournalOf
Hispanic
Higher
Education
Article

People in MA
in particular
would stand to
benefit from
Obamas plans

The free
community
college tuition
proposal is a
good idea and
will assist
many students
in finding
higher income
jobs

A free
community
college tuition
will lead to an
increase of
community
college
students

There is a trend
of more
AfricanAmericans and
Hispanics
enrolling in
community
college than in
universities

Immigrants
earning less
money>not
being able to
pay higher
tuition
costs>their
children
enrolling in
community
college

Research
shows that
Hispanics have
lower
university
graduation
rates than those
of Caucasians

If businesses and
corporations
work together
with community
colleges,
community
college graduates
can gain so much
from a free
college degree

Obama,
community
colleges

Programs such
as AVID
(Advancement
via Individual
Determination
) are
implemented
to raise
graduation
rates of
minority
students

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15. Farrell,
Elizabeth F.

The Changing
Fact of Student
Aid Chronicle
of Higher
Education
Article

Higher
institutions
such as Brown
and Harvard
are increasing
tuition rates in
order to
improve their
facilities

Rising
university
tuition costs is
crucial for
students

Universities
cannot expand
their student
body sizes if
they want to
improve their
facilities for
current students

This will lead to