"It makes no more sense to tell the athletes, 'You go buy your own health insurance,' than it does to say, 'You go buy your own plane tickets and uniform.' " Some colleges provide for their athletes.
He now conceives of Eons as providing the "friendship engine" for middle-aged adults that college provides for young adults.
He said that predominantly black colleges provided a nurturing environment for students who might not do as well elsewhere.
If colleges provide credit for dozing through an introductory Spanish class, why not give credit for a "gap year" in a Bolivian village?
State colleges and community colleges provide retraining for out-of-work Americans, as well as life long learning opportunities for older Americans, and boot strap programs for making the transition from high school to higher education.
For example, in 2005, only 13 students from the school district we study were awarded the Longhorn Opportunity Scholarship and enrolled in UT. 8Institutional policies such as UT's Coordinated Admissions Program and articulation agreements with community colleges provide opportunities for students attending other colleges to transfer to flagship universities.
Community colleges provide access for adult students, including underrepresented populations, as well as serve an increasing number of traditional age and high school students.
North Virginia Community College has started awarding credits for introductory college courses provided for around $100 by Straighter Line, a for-profit online-education firm.
It has made brotherhoods out of men, put food on tables, sent kids to college, provided livelihoods for people who oftentimes went underground straight out of high school.
Few colleges provide legal representation for students who have problems with off-campus housing, although several give legal advice.
