Universities have always been a big part of life. Students, professors, and employees working and studying together to reach one goal, which is improving or creating something, is helpful to the world. Even though some of the students do not share the same goals as staff, in order to help them achieve their goals, they have to work with the staff. That will lead them to work on the main goal of the University. In order for every student to have the best education and comfortable life, each student must compare his university choices to see what is better for him or her. However, in the field of top colleges, Hammond and Williamsburg colleges play a big part in making this important decision. Based on the number of special services, percentage of race and ethnic groups, and the number of enrolled students, it appears that Williamsburg College has the edge over Hammond college in many areas.
Racism is one of the problems that most universities have faced. One way to reduce racism is to make sure than minorities are properly represented in colleges. By comparing ethnic groups in the both colleges, starting with Hammond College, you will see that 70% of the students are white. Black students only make up about 12% of the college, while Oriental and Spanish students only comprise about 8% each. Other races make up about 2% of Hammond College’s population. On the contrary, Williamsburg’s percentage of white students is much less than Hammond, approximately 48% of students comprising the “white” category. With 26% of the Williamsburg’s population being Black and 12% of the students Oriental, this college appears to be cultural diverse than Hammond. Both of the colleges have an equal percentage of Spanish and “Other” students, 8% and 2% respectively.
Upon examining special services offered at both colleges, once again Williamsburg appears to have the edge over Hammond in the majority of categories. Even though both colleges offer career counseling, tuition assistance, and tutorial services, Williamsburg offers special services that Hammond does not include. These services include English as a second language, basic skills courses, recruiting students from local high schools, and assistance for displaced individuals. However, Hammond appears to show more concern for college students that are also parents, Hammond offering child care services, while Williamsburg does not offer this service. While I feel that Williamsburg could offer more child care services, their commitment to diversity has served them well and makes it a stronger and more cultural college.
Analysis of the number of enrolled students in Hammond and Williamsburg college seems to reflect Williamsburg’s stronger commitment to diversity and its higher percentage of minorities, such as Black and Oriental students. From 1988 to 1992, the number of students taking classes at Williamsburg increased from 3,000 to 11,000, a huge jump in enrollment. Based on the specials services offered and the diversity of the college, it appears that these two elements are strong contributing factors to Williamsburg more than tripling their enrollment of students. On the flip side, Hammond’s student enrollment has shown a reverse pattern. From 1988 to 1992, Hammond’s number of students enrolled in classes dipped from 6,000 to 3,000. This could be due to less special services and less minorities enrolled in the college.
Based on more special services and a larger percentage of minorities enrolled in its college, Williamsburg seems to have the edge over Hammond. This is reflected in its steadily increasing enrollment numbers from 1988 to 1992. In spite of Hammond offering special child care services, Hammond’s lower percentage of minorities and less special services seems to have put them at a disadvantage, enrollment numbers dipping to 3,000 in 1992. Hammond needs to attract more minorities. Overall, Williamsburg appears to be more culturally diverse and committed to helping all students succeed, its inclusion of more special services making them a better, more well-rounded college than Hammond, Williamsburg having the edge.