Is community college a good idea?

Andr01d
Wed, 29 Oct 2014 06:01:01 +0000

I know several international students at the CC I dual enroll in who will then be transferring to universities. Applying as an international student is really tricky and I believe (haven’t verified) that if you attend a CC first you’ll be in the “transfer” category not the “international” category. I recommend California CCs since you’ll then be able to transfer to UCs and CSUs easily, and admission rates for transfer students are much higher in both than regular applicants.

It’s definitely cheaper unless you can get aid as a freshman, which I think is really hard for internationals. I would say it makes sense, but there may be downsides that I don’t know of.