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Are College and University Textbooks a Luxury?
Nowadays, more and more students nationwide are faced with a very frustrating problem – the exacerbated prices of topical college textbooks and university textbooks. Due to the increasingly higher prices of both curriculum-required and extra-curricular college and university textbooks, overwhelmingly large numbers of students simply can’t fulfill their dreams of graduating from superior educational institutions, lacking the material resources required for purchasing even half the amount of their much desired textbooks. The low-affordability of most university and college textbooks registered in present is a very disturbing fact among students who have a very restrictive budget for completing their education. College textbooks and university textbooks have become so expensive that they are nowadays regarded as a luxury among studious people who strive to overcome their condition and graduate from the educational institutions of their choice.
Despite the major implications of the limited affordability of most university and college textbooks, very few specific institutions seem to take proper action and get involved in the process of finding effective solutions for overcoming this acute crisis. While the phenomenon is becoming more and more prominent, the government and other competent institutions don’t seem to bother to manage the situation, leaving students with a pronounced feeling of discontentment and disappointment. Instead of encouraging and helping the youth – the future of the country – to complete their education and occupy respectable positions in the society, the government nourishes the problem and turns away from thousands and thousands of less-privileged students. Despite the fact that this crisis could be quickly ameliorated by allocating more funds to the Board of Education and by providing the students and faculties with an efficient set of educational facilities, the phenomenon is left to grow.
In a world where everyone is looking for profits, very few people still provide students with effective support. However, these people do exist! Concerned by the exaggerated proportions of today’s textbooks’ prices, various companies are currently striving to provide students with proper study materials, allowing them to continue their education without having to spend a fortune in the process. Such companies basically act as intermediaries, collecting a wide range of international educational materials and offering them to students in exchange for considerably smaller prices!
By requesting the help of such companies, students can purchase new, popular university and college books at almost half the original price! In addition, the textbooks of their choice are delivered to their doorstep free of charge, thus helping them save a lot of money. Reliable university and college textbooks dealers meet the needs and requirements of their customers with professionalism and dedication, offering high-quality and cost-effective study materials to students who can’t afford buying these products from someplace else! If your budget simply doesn’t allow you to purchase your desired textbooks from local bookstores, the best thing to do is purchase them online from a professional and reliable vendor. By doing so, you will be able to economize a great deal of money, effort and not to mention time, as your order will be delivered to your home as soon as possible!
So if you want to find out more about textbooks and especially about college textbooks, follow these links, you will also find information for the Dutch versions – studieboeken.
ARGOSY UNIVERSITY OFFERS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
(CHICAGO – September 6, 2005) Argosy University announced today
that it will assist students from universities in New Orleans,
southern Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama universities, which
have been closed for the foreseeable future due to the
devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina.
Argosy University will make available both on-campus and online
courses that might be able to permit dislocated students to
progress in their academic careers during this semester of
disruption. Students at a university forced to close by
Hurricane Katrina may register at any of Argosy University’s 13
campuses across the nation for courses, on a space-available
basis, for the fall terms.
Argosy University will waive tuition for dislocated students
who have already registered and paid tuition at their home
institution for the fall 2005 semester. If dislocated students
have not yet paid their tuition at their home institution, they
will be assessed the lesser of the current published tuition and
fees at the home institution, or Argosy University’s published
tuition and fees, as determined by the Argosy University campus
president.
“Argosy University acted today by offering educational
assistance to college students impacted by Hurricane Katrina,”
says Dr. Gregory O’Brien, president of Argosy University.
“Argosy University is concerned for the well-being of these
students, and this initiative is our way of reaching out with
compassion and benevolence to those affected. We pledge to do
all that we can to assist college students in the Gulf Coast
region to continue their education and continue in their lives.”
According to the American Council on Education, more than 30
colleges and universities in the Gulf Coast region have been
severely damaged by the hurricane, and possibly 100,000 students
have been displaced from their schools.
Argosy University offers doctoral, masters, and undergraduate
degree programs in psychology, counseling, education, business,
information technology, and organizational leadership. Doctoral
degree programs in clinical psychology (accredited by the
American Psychological Association), are available at several
Argosy University’s campuses. Argosy University will assist
dislocated Ph.D. and Psy.D. students on an individual basis.
Select associate’s degree programs in several health sciences
fields are available at Argosy University/Twin Cities, located
in Eagan, MN.
Argosy University has campuses in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas,
Honolulu, Orange County (Santa Ana, CA), Phoenix, San Francisco
Bay Area (Port Richmond, CA), Sarasota, Schaumburg (IL),
Seattle, Tampa, Twin Cities (Eagan, MN), and Washington DC
(Arlington, VA).
Students seeking information about Argosy University’s
initiative can visit the university’s website (www.argosyu.edu)
or call National Admissions Information at 1-800-377-0617.
With 13 campuses across the nation, Argosy University
(www.argosyu.edu) offers undergraduate, graduate, and
postgraduate degrees in the disciplines of business, education,
health sciences, and psychology and behavioral sciences. Argosy
University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and
is a member of the North Central Association (NCA) (30 North
LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602, 1.312.263.0456,
www.ncahlc.org). The parent company of Argosy University,
Education Management Corporation (www.edmc.com), is among the
largest providers of private post-secondary education in North
America, based on student enrollment and revenue. Student
enrollment exceeded 66,000 as of fall 2004. EDMC has 71 primary
campus locations in 24 states and two Canadian provinces. EDMC’s
education institutions offer a broad range of academic programs
concentrated in the media arts, design, fashion, culinary arts,
behavioral sciences, health sciences, education, information
technology, legal studies, and business fields, culminating in
the award of associate’s through doctoral degrees. EDMC has
provided career-oriented education for over 40 years. ###