Community Colleges Underused

Published: Friday, January 6, 2012 at 12:01 a.m.

Last Modified: Friday, January 6, 2012 at 12:00 a.m.

It cost several thousand dollars to get a college education. Community colleges go a long way to reduce this cost. There are underused public high schools that could be made available to college students to work toward a degree. Evening hours and summer vacations these building sit empty. Classes could be conducted at these available times.

Qualified retired teachers and others with credentials could teach thousands of individuals at these high schools at a fraction of the cost of other higher education facilities. In most cases, the schools are close to these students, reducing travel time and cost. Empty parking lots are available for easy access. With new inventions such as the Kindle, textbooks could be made available at a fraction of the cost. Teaching videos of a variety of subjects could also be used in conjunction with classroom attendance.

These schools can be a stepping stone toward the attendance at a regular college if the credits would be accepted. We need plans to pull all of this together and make it happen. I see many other ways to help lowers are taxes if we would just think outside the box.

DONALD R. HAWKINS

Haines City

Community Colleges UnderusedTheLedger.comJanuary 6, 2012 12:00 AM

<p>It cost several thousand dollars to get a college education. Community colleges go a long way to reduce this cost. There are underused public high schools that could be made available to college students to work toward a degree. Evening hours and summer vacations these building sit empty. Classes could be conducted at these available times.</p><p>Qualified retired teachers and others with credentials could teach thousands of individuals at these high schools at a fraction of the cost of other higher education facilities. In most cases, the schools are close to these students, reducing travel time and cost. Empty parking lots are available for easy access. With new inventions such as the Kindle, textbooks could be made available at a fraction of the cost. Teaching videos of a variety of subjects could also be used in conjunction with classroom attendance.</p><p>These schools can be a stepping stone toward the attendance at a regular college if the credits would be accepted. We need plans to pull all of this together and make it happen. I see many other ways to help lowers are taxes if we would just think outside the box.</p><p>DONALD R. HAWKINS</p><p>Haines City</p>

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