College students, have you ever felt stressed about the financial situation colleges face each year and how it affects students' ability to succeed? In Discounted Dreams, journalist John Merrow explains that “although the numbers differ from state to state, California. Top state universities receive fourteen thousand dollars from the state for each student. Community colleges only receive about five thousand dollars per student. This problem directly affects the majority of students, increasing their stress levels, which can eventually lead them to drop out of school. Although all colleges receive a certain amount for each student, the lowest amount per student at a community college is much less than that of a student attending a quadruple college. Which places community colleges at the bottom of the funding chain and has a large influence on the basis of money received from each participating student. This problem is based on the fact that colleges do not provide enough courses to offer, less student services and academic support than a student might want to seek. Although there are several problems in higher education, the biggest problem that greatly affects students attending college is the lack of funding. First of all, if the lack of funding is not resolved quickly; this therefore leads to a shortage of classes. This can potentially harm a student's ability to transfer and take longer to complete a degree. A student interviewed for the film Discounted Dream explains: “I haven't been able to take a science class yet. Every time I register for one of these courses, it's like closed since the day after registration opened. Many students face this particular problem and often tend to take alternative courses, when lack of funding in colleges results in less academic support for students and often leads to them feeling lost and confused. Tight schedules for students getting tutoring based on the course they're takingOr a little more help understanding the material outside of the classroomAsk for your....John Merrow, claims that "meanwhile, the millions of Incoming students need more academic help than ever, many have successfully completed high school, others have dropped out. On some community college campuses, more than eighty percent of incoming freshmen take remedial or developmental courses. Works Cited John Merrow, "The Undergraduate experience; Survial of the Fittest." The York Times, April 24. 2005. Internet. April 6. 2014Discounted Dreams: Students and a teacher talk about the challenges of community college.Prod. John Merrow, distributed by PBS Home Video, 2007. DVD