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Topic 14: The expansion of university enrollments
From the bar graph given above, we can observe that the enrollments of colleges and universities experienced some changes during the past several years. College enrollments increased rapidly from 1.5 million in 1998 to 2.25 million in 1999. From 1999 to 2000, it ascended more dramatically by 1.15 million from 2.25 million to 3.4 million.
The bar char informs us of the phenomenon that students in mounting numbers are going to colleges and universities. Quite a few reasons can account for this phenomenon, and the followings might be the most critical ones: for one thing, the authorities have issued some policies to promote the development of college education and the expansion of enrollment. Additionally, It is universally acknowledged that college education is the basic requirement for an ideal and promising job. Last but not least, with the improvement of financial status, people can afford to pay the intuition of university education.
By observing the tendency of the past, combined with the current economic situation, we may forecast that the enrollments of colleges and universities will continue to rise. However, we might as well take the unemployment rate into consideration, with so many students graduating, will there be enough openings for them ? (202 words) |
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