Ah, America at its finest...

[R13]

great example, if you're rich, you go to the front of the line.


BOSTON --
A Massachusetts college has a new plan to give students an edge in getting admitted.

Bristol Community College is about to launch a plan that would allow students to skip the waiting list if they agree to pay double the school's tuition.

The school is teaming up the Princeton Review. As part of the deal, the for-profit company would invest $2 million in the college, which includes a new facility in downtown New Bedford.

The program would specifically apply to courses designed to train health care workers and cost about $8,500 a year.


College officials said it's a creative way for the school to meet the growing demand for that kind of training.

But the head of the state's Community College Council is already blasting the program saying allowing students who can pay more to go to the head of the line goes against the idea of public education.

College: Pay Double And You're In - Project Economy News Story - WCVB Boston

[Rich_Kotite]

Outta the norm though, how many rich kids actually go to community college?

[R13]

About half of all college students go to a CC, this sets a pretty bad example everywhere though.

Then there was this..
http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/2010040...08599197858900

[Rich_Kotite]

Its a bad example, but of those 50%, the percentage of students that you would call wealthy are minimal, even more so up the New England area.