I did 2 years of general ed and CS courses a community college before transferring back to a 4-year state university. Our CS courses were at night, taught by a

I did 2 years of general ed and CS courses a community college before transferring back to a 4-year state university. Our CS courses were at night, taught by a professor who worked full-time as a software engineer. I'm not knocking PhDs who go directly from student->professor (I had some great professors after transferring), but there's something to be said for learning from someone who has real-world experience.