Difference b/w community college and state university?

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@CupCakeMuffins

only 5% of the student are from other states and only 25% of total student body lives on campus and 70% applicants get accepted to college. This is not a small rural campus but a big suburban campus in a large metroplex. Class sizes are large, athletics is hardly existent, arts and humanities considered waste of time, most students have same majors. Their lack of diversity, intellectual challenge and luke warm college experience leaves a lot to be desired.

This sounds like the university I went to (after community college). I went there because:

1. It was closed to where I lived. Moving would be prohibitively costly.
2. It allowed me to support myself and two younger brothers.
3. It was the fastest way for me to get a college degree.
4. It was the easiest way (but it was NOT easy) for me to get a college degree.

My main goal at the time was to get a college degree, and to get out of the odd jobs I was doing just to survive.

Did it leave “a lot to be desired”? Yes.

Did it help me to fulfill my goal? Absolutely yes.

Did it open many opportunities for me? Absolutely yes.

My first job after graduation was a chip designer. About a year later on the job, I was working with two customer engineers, both from the same “prestigious” university. They were very proud of that and were surprised (in disbelief) when I told them what university I was from. I guess they liked me, because we later booked many more designs from the same customer.

After my first job interview, I don’t think anyone cares about what university I went to.