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Smith , combined her McNair research with her affiliation with DEST ( Diversified Educational Studies Team ) at Casper College to travel to Australia to study school literacy programs in Sydney and Cairns . The pressures on universities all across the world are growing as the American concept of education as a right , not a privilege — promoted in this country by legislation such as the 1862 Land-Grant Colleges Act ( the Morrill Act ) , which brought education to the people by establishing universities in every state and the post-World-War-II G.I . In turn , they are forcing cuts on public colleges and state universities , which educate 80 percent of our students . Four-year tuitions at in-state colleges have jumped a staggering 85 percent in the past decade , and at community colleges , 53 percent . Today , more than 500 colleges and universities throughout the world participate in the ACM Student Chapter Program , whose aims are to enchance learning through exchange of ideas among students , and between established professionals and students . We got a lot of support from the college and our families , " recalls Xavier . Jeffrey Henig , a professor at Teachers College noted that the formula is sure to infuriate some school officials and parents . To add credits above these limits , you will need approval from your College Student Academic Services dean ( or , for classified graduate students , the Graduate Division Student Academic Services dean ) . If you ’ re a community college student ready to continue your education , you ’ ll find UMUC ’ s transfer policy allows for maximum flexibility and ease of transfer , plus our degrees and online majors include options that accommodate a variety of curriculum choices . Merit-based aid is the primary competitive tool that colleges use to " discount " their tuition to lure certain , usually higher-income , students .