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Community college is cheap and there is financial assistance for people with lower income. Student loans are also an option, and for a 2 year degree you wouldn't be in debt for as long. You can get good jobs with a 2 Year Associate Degree and then make money to save up to finish a Bachelors Degree.
You don't need to be lucky to get a college education. It is already VERY easy to go to college. Right after I finished high school I went to a community/technical college in St Paul, and there were a ton of low income students (many were minorities, some were immigrants as well I believe) who were able to attend.
I only have a 2 year degree and I make $41,000/year with full benefits.
When you finish College and get a job paying $19-20/hour, how would you feel your hard work paid off if everyone else is making almost the same wage as you working entry level jobs that a 16 year old high school dropout could do?
Something that the pro-15$hr crowd keeps ignoring is the fact that you don't NEED a college degree to have a job that pays a livable wage. There are plenty of jobs out there that pay $12-15 or more an hour and you don't need a college degree. Heck even the Helpdesk job I have doesn't require a college degree, although you get paid slightly more with one.
