<p>People do better when they are motivated. If they are not motivated, their grades will show it, no matter if they are at Metroville City College or MIT. I met a lot of motivated students at my CC, and then I transferred to UC Davis where I was shocked to find so many students with a C’s get degrees mentality. Guess what? Some of them got D’s as a result! Most of the time, the school you go to does not determine your success potential, YOU determine your success potential.</p>
<p>Really glad I went to a junior college so I could rub elbows with the illiterate and great unwashed. Wow man that uncomfortable to read. I don’t even want to respond in the way I originally wanted to. Huge fan of CCs here. Actually believe most should attend them to learn about themselves and try a bunch of different things. unofficialcampustours.com</p>
<p>I like how the OP, in other posts, admits to struggling academically in his first year at Tallahassee CC. I wonder if that’s the school’s fault, too? Or, perhaps the guys an idiot looking to shift the blame?</p>
<p>I didn’t even read everything in the OP because it was probably some bologna. I attend community college and my my college is very similar to a 4 year college but without on-campus housing of course. </p>
<p>I had a 3.0 GPA when I graduated from high school but decided to attend a community college to brush up on my Math skills more since I had a Math learning disability when I was in high school.</p>
<p>I absolutely LOVE my community college because I have learned so many things in & outside of the classroom.</p>
<p>I just want to add my 2 cents… there was a great article in the NYT’s on 4/09 or 4/10 on the benefits of comm colleges… as long as you select the right one and you have to do your research…I believe that I read in the article that there are ivy league professors that actually teach at comm colleges as well… I have lurked here for some time. just joined today and see that there is so much hostility and lots of folks looking to put others down… which says alot about the person who is making the inflammatory comments…</p>
<p>Another fan of community colleges here.</p>
<p>And for those who are disparaging the quality of instruction at CC, this year’s [Maryland</a> professor of the year](<a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/for-maryland-professor-of-the-year-human-sexuality-courses-engage-beyond-books/2011/04/18/AFYo8WHE_story.html?hpid=z2]Maryland”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/for-maryland-professor-of-the-year-human-sexuality-courses-engage-beyond-books/2011/04/18/AFYo8WHE_story.html?hpid=z2) has outstanding credentials and chooses to teach at a community college.
A diverse mixture of ages, abilities, income levels, and ethnic groups? Sounds like a normal college to me.</p>
<p>seriously, USC? Props to you; that’s inspiring.
I’m a high school junior right now considering community college because of the ridiculously high tuition at any decent college I’d like to attend. I do not want to put my parents in debt.
How long did you study at a community college before transferring to USC?</p>
<p>My D applied to USoCal after her 1st semester of CC. She was accepted as a transfer there & started after completing 3 semesters at her CC. Saved us a lot of $$$ & allowed her to explore a lot of courses she might not have otherwise. You might want to inquire at the U or Us you are interested in transferring to about which courses transfer & if they have articulation agreements with the U/Us you would like to attend.</p>
<p>not sure who ur directing that question to…but hey, im a trojan ;)</p>
<p>i spend 1.5 yrs at CC then transferred. i have another 1.5 left after spending 2 semesters here already…so im still doing 4 years total.</p>
<p>but regardless i saved 3 semesters worth of tuition. thats a ton of money.
btw…there are also UC’s that are cheaper than USC unless ur out of state/country, but even then they could still potentially be cheaper. </p>
<p>but i will say this…USC has creeped up on UCLA in terms of rankings…slowly but surely. hopefully it remains a constant upward trend 
then you really will be paying for what u get.</p>
<p>In California Community Colleges the California Master Plan ([Major</a> Features of the California Master Plan for Higher Education](<a href=“http://www.ucop.edu/acadinit/mastplan/mpsummary.htm]Major”>Major Features of the California Master Plan for Higher Education)) has created a pretty streamlined process for students who wish to transfer to a UC or CSU from CCC. It’s actually quite easy to do if you’re able to dedicate yourself to course planning, and have the time and money necessary to be a successful transfer student. But seriously, everything is at your fingertips for CCC students. Assist.org has made it extremely easy to see what pre-req course you need for your major. IGETC sets the guidelines for completing your CSU/UC GE segments. And things like TAG and UCLA’s TAP are tremendously helpful. </p>
<p>While California is in a budget crises and some community colleges ARE quite crowded, if you are resourceful you will get through CC in 2-3 years and hopefully transfer to the college of your choice, especially public CA uni’s.</p>
Is community college really that bad? I’m a cc student and i love it