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I know this is more anecdotal, but I don't see that at least where I attend. My school allows transfer credit from all of the neighboring community college. I

I know this is more anecdotal, but I don't see that at least where I attend. My school allows transfer credit from all of the neighboring community college. I also have friends who attended my same high school who are attending community collage. We have traded notes on classes and it seems like we do learn the same material. The only difference is that my school packs every class with 20+ people while their school has at max 15 people per class. This is also very anecdotal but the teachers that I have met from their school are also most focused on helping students rather than getting all of their hours of teaching done for the week so they can continue their research. Again, this is only my experience.

mindcrime 11y ago
I've found that, for some classes, you may get a better experience at a community college than at a "real" university, just due to class size and personal attention from the instructors. CC's tend to have smaller classes, and teachers who aren't so swamped with students (and research) and can therefore spend more time helping the students. This may not be universally true, but it's something I've observed.
- gravypod 11y ago
  I agree. I have been considering doing this with my local community college since we have 1:1 transfer with my university. The classes also cost like 1/4 of the cost.
  - mindcrime 11y ago
    The classes also cost like 1/4 of the cost Good point. That was a big reason I started my education at a community college. Classes were cheap, small, and there was and agreement for automatic admission with full credit transfer between that CC and the university I wanted to attend. In addition, the CC was also 10 miles from my home instead of the 35 miles to the university campus, which was one more reason. For me, it was a no-brainer to go to the CC for two years and then transfer.

mindcrime 11y ago

I've found that, for some classes, you may get a better experience at a community college than at a "real" university, just due to class size and personal attention from the instructors. CC's tend to have smaller classes, and teachers who aren't so swamped with students (and research) and can therefore spend more time helping the students. This may not be universally true, but it's something I've observed.

gravypod 11y ago
I agree. I have been considering doing this with my local community college since we have 1:1 transfer with my university. The classes also cost like 1/4 of the cost.
- mindcrime 11y ago
  The classes also cost like 1/4 of the cost Good point. That was a big reason I started my education at a community college. Classes were cheap, small, and there was and agreement for automatic admission with full credit transfer between that CC and the university I wanted to attend. In addition, the CC was also 10 miles from my home instead of the 35 miles to the university campus, which was one more reason. For me, it was a no-brainer to go to the CC for two years and then transfer.