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Community college will always be a big no-no in my book. It's simply a poor choice to pick community college to save a few thousand/year over state-college tuition, for multiple reasons.
A common feeling among those who attend community college is that it is merely an extension of highschool, only this time, their classmates are 30 years older than them. This hardly helps study skill habits, and can easily give students feeling of hopelessness, and even embarassment among their peers.
When it comes time to land the big job, the best employers won't just look at your diploma, they'll want to see what other colleges the applicant attended. While they won't downgrade you based on your intention to save money, they will look at the courses you took at the CC and assume you're not up to par on efficiency in these areas of study.
Looking for grad schools can be difficult having 2 years of CC as well. Top grad schools will even scoff at state universities sometimes, depending on the type of school. For instance, even a graduate from the University of New Mexico, would have a tough time getting into med-schools.
You might want to add that it's your opinion and not fact. My two oldest went to CC. The oldest went on to get her Masters and has an excellent job. The middle one is woking towards her masters. My brother in law went to CC for two years also went went on to get his masters and is now the Chief Auditor for one of Fortune 500s' top 50 corporations. That's my two cents!
You might want to add that it's your opinion and not fact. My two oldest went to CC. The oldest went on to get her Masters and has an excellent job. The middle one is woking towards her masters. My brother in law went to CC for two years also went went on to get his masters and is now the Chief Auditor for one of Fortune 500s' top 50 corporations. That's my two cents!
I thought I covered that in the first sentance with the phrase..."my book".
Yeah, it's one of those words I constantly spell wrong, and have since grade school probably. Sentance-sentence, definate-definite(I've gotten better with this one), as well as equipment, which I usually spell equiptment for some reason. Another one I misspelled before was daiquiri, which I don't use very often at all, but it was on a corporate party invite, so I felt like a complete dope.
Yeah, it's one of those words I constantly spell wrong, and have since grade school probably. Sentance-sentence, definate-definite(I've gotten better with this one), as well as equipment, which I usually spell equiptment for some reason. Another one I misspelled before was daiquiri, which I don't use very often at all, but it was on a corporate party invite, so I felt like a complete dope.
Mine is commitment. I don't even know if that is spelled correctly!
Ok fine? maybe not everyone enjoys college. However, it is a fact that universities have more resources and variety of classes available. CC are good because they are cheap but because there is so much need based financial aid out there(even with cheap state schools) I don't see the point. But hey, if college life is not for you go for it. CCs also vary a lot, for instance Bellevue Community College(near my house) is well regarded and almost all credits transfer to most colleges. While some others are as great or don't transfer as many credits.
Reading all these post I wanted to point out that not only can a cc be a good alternative, but also distance learning through a cc or university. The programs via distance learning are limited to certain fields, but there are many degrees like business.
Unlike the older online schools, these programs are a part of many state universities and are considered a valid 2 or 4 year degree from these institutions. It is even less expensive than cc because the student can live at home and save a lot on commuting expenses.
My child went 1 year to a cc and 1 year via distant learning. However, she was disciplined and self motivated, and graduated with an AA and transferred to a 4 year university. She received personal attention form the faculty via email and web based communications.
I find snobbery against cc to be hilarious. I personally don't see any advantage to kids going to big university lecture rooms often taught by TA's. The culture of college is nothing like the real world, nor does it prepare them for the real world. I went to an expensive private 4 year school, paid for a long time on my student loans and I feel as if my education was not at all superior to what my daughter was able to obtain via distance learning. One thing I can say about my daughter's distance learning is that she had to work hard to make good grades.
I say save the money, most will need it in the real world where wages even for college grads are barely sustainable.
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