I went to community college. My points: 1) They were made to quickly train people for post-war jobs. 2) Being government run makes them especially bureaucrat

I went to community college. My points: 1) They were made to quickly train people for post-war jobs. 2) Being government run makes them especially bureaucratic. And because of that they are slow to change. They teach you the outmoded industry demands. (A.k.a classes on Java/C = You'll program Windows. Python/Ruby = Web apps). And I'm not saying those languages are not useful. But top colleges have this problem too. It's a society-wide problem actually. Our knowledge is increasing and changing things faster than people can keep up. But opening up courses and materials helps. Not to mention the effect of the net in general. 3) The original purpose of CCs influences their operation today. And they've had to shift purposes. And it's hard to change any organization; just like people. But not only is are CCs larger in scale but politicians run them. The problem they're trying to solve changed...a few times. By my quick account: How do we do quick job training post-war? How do we restructure for incoming baby-boomers? What do we do with their children in the age of the internet? And that's probably not how they framed them. But I don't have enough time to come up with better questions. 4) Enthusiasm is low. The standards to get in are low; For teachers and students. And while I forgot about transfer students, I think they add to my point not detract from it. Those people want to blow through CCs. But I think you agree with me about student and teacher motivation in general. Most people don't know what they want to do with their lives; Whether before college, during college, or after it. Most don't even know on their deathbeds. And those who even ask the question, end up settling way too early; It's a hard problem. And you're supposed to figure it out before 17? And I was advocating self-learning; Not going to any college. Whether they're good according to US Weekly's algorithm or not; I'm the last defender of the university. But I did recommend emulating what the most valuable part of those places; Doing stuff with people who actually want to do it. Side Note: I thought my post was balanced; I don't intend to ever write negatively. Thank you for the feedback. You forced me to explain myself the long way. This post is sloppily written too.