Free community college for everyone? We can all be Aric Hall!

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The best argument against this is that low-income students already qualify for the Pell Grant, and that's more than enough to cover the tuition at most community colleges. The only thing that will change is that middle class families won't have to worry about CC tuition and can save money on 4 years of schooling. CCs already have high dropout rates. LOL. However, the exact numbers don't tell the story because many leave CCs before graduating and transfer their credits to 4-year schools. I call this a success. CCs are kind of already are an extension of high school, too. I don't know if this is still the case, but half of the students entering the CCs in San Antonio need remedial courses.

It is true that many students transfer out before graduating. My wife completed her prerequisites for nursing and simply transferred out. Many of the students in her cohort share the same story.