Education and Gas PricesBy Rubi and Luis

$$$Gas Prices and Education$$$• Gas Prices and Education are really closely

related.• If the gas is too high, students will have a tough

time getting to school.• High gas prices, price per unit is going up, and

books are really expensive. Everything adds up throughout the semester

$$$Gas Price and students$$$• Gas prices in California reach record breaking

prices all the time. For a college student who might have to drive across town or to another town to get to school, will have a tough school year.

• Like people here that have to drive from Dos Palos, Newman and Santa Nella.

• Some students live a good distance from campus they are the ones who will really see their gas bills start to pile up.

• The ones who live on campus are not the ones who will be feeling the pressure

• It is the ones who have to drive to class, to work, and then back home who will be looking for a way out.

$$$$$Education Costs$$$$$• Education cost keep on rising every year. The

price per unit here in Merced Community College is $46 per unit. To be a full time student with 12 units it would be $552 dollars plus expensive books, gas for the semester, parking permit, and other school materials.

$$$$$$$$Education$$$$$$$$ • Learning new school material is hard enough gas

prices just give students something else to stress about.

Ever Considered Online Classes?

• That might sound drastic, but it is true.• A lot of classes could be smaller this year

because students will want to take more internet classes to save gas.

• If they take internet classes then they can avoid driving all around town to get to their schooling.

• Online classes are just the beginning of ways that students can save money on the road but still get that education they want.

$$$ How Does This Affect You? $$$• If you are a student who has to drive to class, its

going to affect your pocket book. • If you face this trouble then you really need to

make sure you plot out your education. • Online classes might be the right thing for you to

do in this situation. • You could try and bunch up all your classes on

the same day around the same times to make sure you are not driving back and forth.

$$Sacrifices Students Make To Get 2 School$$

What Can We do?• What might some alternatives be to save money

and still get an education?• #1 Take the bus, bike, skateboard, ask for a ride

once in a while, or if u can walk to school if possible.

• #2 Consider taking classes one after the other so u don’t have to drive back and forth.

• #3 Take online classes to cut down on your trying to get to school problems.

• #4 Buy used books or rent them. Sell the books after you are done with the class.

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