<p>Back to the linear algebra/engineering side discussion - my s does not need linear algebra for EE - the last math needed is differential equations. He is a fast track math person and retook MVC first semester and did DifEq second semester freshman EE. </p>
<p>His specialized math and science high school classes were leagues ahead of community college calc and math classes and in fact more difficult so far than his college classes but as Cardinal Fang points out some community college classes are going to be the more challenging - depends on the individual circumstances.</p>