I think community college is a great opportunity but I don't know if government funding this will really help many. From what I read, community college isn't ve

I think community college is a great opportunity but I don't know if government funding this will really help many. From what I read, community college isn't very expensive and, since it is so valuable, I can't imagine that many people are on the fence about attending due to the monetary cost. There is a lot bigger investment required in terms of dedication, focus and effort, but I don't think the constraint is monetary. If the government picks up what little monetary cost isn't already picked up by the state or other groups, this will certainly attract some students to attend but I imagine those marginal students would be a lot less serious and would not benefit from the program. To paraphrase Nassim Taleb, it's always helpful to have some skin in the game. An interesting statistic to look at is college completion rates [0][1] which haven't improved too much over the last few decades (although certainly on the way up for women). I was pretty surprised to learn that completion rates are only 30-35%. I imagine community college completion rates are even lower. Even though more people will certainly attend, getting more people into college won't necessarily benefit anyone. For those that aren't able to perform in an academic environment (for whatever reason) are ill-served by the nagging insistence of politicians. [0] http://www.hamiltonproject.org/multimedia/charts/college_completion/ http://www.hamiltonproject.org/multimedia/charts/college_com... [1] http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/new-college-data-give-fuller-picture-of-graduation-rates--and-show-challenges/2014/07/18/92578f92-0dba-11e4-8341-b8072b1e7348_story.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/new-college-da...