whats the negative social stigma that many have about JC's??s?

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@Lemaitre1

California is probably unique in making community colleges an integral part of its higher education system and not an educational backwater.

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<p>Other states have apparently well worn transfer paths from community college to state university:</p>

<p>Michigan: [Community</a> College Students | University of Michigan Office of Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.umich.edu/drupal/community-college-students]Community”>http://www.admissions.umich.edu/drupal/community-college-students)
Texas: [Transfer</a> Resources | Be a Longhorn](<a href=“http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/transfer/admission/factors/transfer-resources]Transfer”>http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/transfer/admission/factors/transfer-resources)
Virginia: [Transfer</a> Students, Undergraduate Admission, U.Va.](<a href=“http://www.virginia.edu/undergradadmission/transfer.html]Transfer”>http://www.virginia.edu/undergradadmission/transfer.html)</p>

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@Lemaitre1

It was not really seen as a stepping stone to getting a four year degree and California’s policy of giving CCC students priority in admissions to UC and CSU over transfer applicants from other four colleges is very counter-intuitive.

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<p>There may be the idea that a motivated, transfer-ready CCC student needs to transfer to a four year school to complete his/her bachelor’s degree, while a student already at a four year school is likely to be able to remain where s/he is and complete his/her bachelor’s degree there.</p>