Community colleges in Pasco and Hillsborough County (Tampa, Sarasota: chapel, credit)

[Swimmom32]

Besides looking at USF and University of Tampa for our Daughter, what are some of the good community colleges in the area? we are looking at Land O Lakes, Wesley Chapel and Riverview to explore for homes...We will need a back up plan for her..
Thanks

[maggiekate]

Porter Campus at Wiregrass in new in Wesley Chapel. It is part of Pasco-Hernando Community college-

[JSnFla]

Hillsborough Community College. Campuses all over. USF is going to be dramatically cheaper than UT especially if florida resident. I got a second degree and did a year at HCC then another year at USF. USF has campuses in St Pete and Sarasota which are easier to get into if one gets rejected from the Tampa campus.

[MortonR]

As I stated in your original post, Hillsborough Community College. Many campuses throughout the county, lots of really good programs. Inexpensive and accessible.

The previous poster is probably referring to the "15 hour" requirement, meaning that if you have credit hours that are transferrable to HCC, you have to do a minimum of 15 hours at an HCC campus to earn a degree from HCC.

RM

[EngGirl]

Hillsborough Community College has better selection of classes and offers more flexible schedule

[ColS]

HCC will cost you about $9,000/year (if not a resident) and $3,000 if you are a resident. Another thing is major.... Certain majors are only at certain campuses (Ybor City HCC for music major).

[Swimmom32]

Thank You everyone I appreciate your input She wants to go into the medical field and work with special needs children...she is thinking OT but not sure yet...we are also looking at touring UCF...we will be residents for her 2nd year of college so it would be out of state tution for the 1st 12 months....9000 out of state whoa..When I called USF last thursday I was told if she went to community for 1 year and had a 2.5 with 24 credits that transfer students are being accepted...Again she will have to apply and figure it out...

[MortonR]

Allied sciences for HCC are at the Dale Mabry campus primarily. Nursing is spread around between campuses depending on the course.

Again, she's better off getting her A.A. at HCC and being guaranteed a transfer into a state school than rolling the dice her sophomore year, as USF limits transfers significantly (they didn't give you numbers, did they?) into certain schools. For that matter, she won't be eligible for admission into most colleges, such as the School of Medicine, until she is a junior. That means she could only transfer into USF as a degree-seeking student without a major as a sophomore.

RM

[Swimmom32]

Originally Posted by MortonR

Allied sciences for HCC are at the Dale Mabry campus primarily. Nursing is spread around between campuses depending on the course.

Again, she's better off getting her A.A. at HCC and being guaranteed a transfer into a state school than rolling the dice her sophomore year, as USF limits transfers significantly (they didn't give you numbers, did they?) into certain schools. For that matter, she won't be eligible for admission into most colleges, such as the School of Medicine, until she is a junior. That means she could only transfer into USF as a degree-seeking student without a major as a sophomore.

RM

No of course they didnt give me numbers lol

You are probably right and is better off at HCC for 2 years so we will see what happens

on another note my son was bummed that USF doesnt have their accrediation yet for their PA school...