For Many Years,colleges Have Been Stigmatized and There Has Been

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Essay

For many years,colleges have been stigmatized and there has been a stereotypical notion that college students were "inferior"' to university students in intelligence,given that the vocational mandates of colleges had placed them in a subordinate position within the higher education system.According to James Knight,president of the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (2011),the biggest area of enrollment growth for colleges is driven by university graduates who are treating colleges as a de facto finishing school in order to get into the workforce.Discuss this emerging trend in postsecondary education.Are we at a point where one needs BOTH a university degree and a college education in order to be employable? Why or why not?

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Definitions:

Opportunity Cost

The cost of foregone alternatives; the value of the best alternative that is given up as a result of making a decision.

Alfalfa

A perennial flowering plant often used as fodder for livestock, particularly rich in nutrients.

Soybeans

A species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean which has numerous uses.

Opportunity Cost

The value of the best alternative foregone when a decision is made to choose one option over others.