Community College:  To go or not to go, that is the question.  A close friend of mine went to community college before transferring to a four year school and I asked his thoughts on the experience.  He is in the “not to go” camp.
My friend went to community college because… well, it was a convenient option.  He didn’t really know where else to go or what other schools to look at, his girlfriend was going there, and his parents appreciated the price tag.  He decided to apply for and was accepted to the college’s honors program, billed as a prestigious opportunity geared toward students transferring to four year colleges.  However, he found that the honors program, like the rest of the school, was focused on graduating students with their Associates degree, rather than preparing them for continued education. Read the rest of this entry »

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