There's probably a difference in the students at every level on average. if not strictly by intelligence, then by how hard they try and how much work they put i

There's probably a difference in the students at every level on average. if not strictly by intelligence, then by how hard they try and how much work they put in during high school. But I don't think the quality of teachers is going to change from top 100 to a community college. There are bad teachers at every school and good teachers. Some are famous in their field, and they don't teach or they can't teach well. And then you can go to a community college and find some really great teachers and small class sizes.