Hawthorne Press Tribune Herald Publications - Inglewood, Hawthorne, Lawndale, El Segundo, Torrance & Manhattan Beach Community Newspapers Since 1911 - Circulation 30,000 - Readership 60,000 (310) 322-1830 - June 1, 2017 Area High School Students Graduate Fit for Gold Tutoring More than 100 family members and civic leaders were on hand to celebrate graduation ceremonies for 42 South Bay high school seniors who completed the Fit for Gold Tutoring & Fitness Academy, presented on May 17 by the Hawthorne-based South Bay Workforce Investment Board at Rogers Park in Inglewood. In the photo, the graduating cadets posed for their picture along with dignitaries. Photo Provided by South Bay Workforce Investment Board Timely Advice for Graduates, Families About Student Loans By Rob McCarthy the Institute noted. A college education in California was free The class of 2017--from Westwood to not that long ago. The University of California Long Beach--is positioned for success in system didn’t charge residents tuition before the tech-heavy job market in the region and 1970, and two-year community colleges like South Bay. The pressure of final exams is El Camino were free to attend until 1985. behind them, however, another deadline is on Even graduate students got a free ride. To the horizon. Students must being repaying the class of 2017, the era of a free education their loans in six months unless they remain must sound like ancient history. in school and pursue another degree. Today’s college students leave campus What happens though when a job search more than $30,000 in student debt, according goes longer than six months or an entry-level to figures from the government and private job doesn’t pay enough to cover monthly lenders. They enter a university with an interest living expenses and student loans? Well, it in science, education, medicine or business. depends on who issued the loans. They leave four or five years later with a loan balance and six months’ reprieve before the first loan payment--plus interest--is due. Some families are questioning whether a college education is worth the price anymore, considering that it might take 10 or 20 years to pay off the student loans. Naysayers are quick to point to people like Bill Gates who quit college to start Microsoft. Yet, wage and employment data from the U.S. Labor Department support going to college and earning a degree despite the odds that a student will graduate with a debt load equal to his or her annual starting salary. No question that college is an expensive proposition for young adults and parents, yet a college degree equates to higher pay, according to the Economic Policy Institute. It compared 2015 wages of college graduates vs. high school graduates in the workforce and found 56 percent higher pay for a college diploma. The current job market clearly favors college graduates because of the shift toward automation and technology in the workplace, Free Digital Delivery Herald Publications is now offering to send you a link to your favorite community newspaper every Thursday morning! The emails will also include a list of upcoming local events. Just email us at: web@heraldpublications.com and tell us which local community newspaper you’d like. Simple as that and free!!! Whether a loan was issued by the federal government or a private student loan company, every student and family considering debt relief or asking for a deferment to repay should remember “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” Scams and dishonest companies exist that only make a student borrower’s financial situation worse. There’s no good reason to pay for student debt relief because “a company can’t do anything you can’t do for yourself,” the Federal Trade Commission advises student borrowers on its website (www. See Student Loans page 8 Inside This Issue Certified & Licensed Professionals.......................8 Classifieds............................3 Community Briefs...............2 Food.......................................5 Hawthorne Happenings....3 Legals............................4, 6-7 Pets........................................5 Weekend Forecast Friday Mostly Sunny 70˚/61˚ Saturday Sunny 72˚/60˚ Sunday Mostly Sunny 70˚/60˚ The Weekly Newspaper of Hawthorne
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