<p>It really depends. I went to a community college in the central valley and my experience was pretty great. You get what you make it out of it. I know that the CC I used to go to is getting more and more competitive because some can’t afford all 4 years and it’s much cheaper. But you have to deal with CCs that are so full you can’t get all the classes you need.</p>
<p>Education wise, the STEM classes I took (physics, math, chem) were on par with the UCs. Actually I would go as far to say they were HARDER than the UCs. I’ve actually compared tests with my friends who’ve gone to “bigger and better” straight outta high school and I was easily to do their test like it was nothing. They had trouble with mine. I’ve never felt that I was undersold an education at my CC since I got UCI. For that matter, neither did any of my friends who went to Cal Poly SLO, UCB, or UCLA. I can’t say that for UCI.</p>
<p>It’s also great if you want to get out in 2 years for a technical job. I was considering this (still kind of am) and the ability to take all-online classes and work (or not) at the same time makes it so incredibly attractive to some people.</p>
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Ha it’s funny. I remember this chick that was from UC Davis who drove an hr away to my CC to take Calc 2. She really honestly believed that it was gonna be stupid easy and was so super cocky about it but she couldn’t have been any more wrong. She always complained about the work, failed the tests miserably and ended up dropping from the class.</p>