Is going to community college worth it? Especially if you can't afford a university. Any experiences/stories?
Is going to community college worth it? Especially if you can't afford a university. Any experiences/stories?
Is going to community college worth it? Especially if you can't afford a university. Any experiences/stories?
time benefit is better if you want to get 2 year "tech" "degree". otherwise its less expensive to knock out 2 years of college then transfer and complete a 4 year
so yeah lots of people get a 2 year "tech" degree at CC and get hired and some keep plugging along 2 finish a B.S. etc
If you want to, it can be a good way to basically go to 4 years. If you feel like you're missing out on socializing, go online and fuck around discord servers or do meetups in your place and knock it out or if you have any friends who are going to 4 years to invite you along.
There's also if you're not interested in socializing that much and want to kickstart your career - online schools like WGU, SNHU, and FSU - some are brick and motar schools that you can go to at a fraction of the cost, other are purely online. I'd recommend searching your options for those places.
That being said as said, it can be a damn good, if not the best idea to do 2 years AA or AS, and then transfer that to 4 years to get your undergraduate.
If you want to do trades, you just get a AAS or AAA depending on the type.
>If you feel like you're missing out on socializing, go online and fuck around discord servers or do meetups in your place and knock it out or if you have any friends who are going to 4 years to invite you along.
Community colleges have clubs just like high schools and universities do, I was a member of the hiking and gaming/anime clubs at the CC I went to. You can also make friends/dates through classes if you luck out and have classes that aren't 40+yo boomers. Art classes are a good way to meet girls.
t. Community College graduate with degrees in IT/programming and graphic design
Yes I have zero college debt because my first 2 years a cc were so cheap I could afford to save up for my next 2 years at real college. Only things I’ll say are to never trust college counselors when it comes to what classes you need to take, I got fucked over and trusted this guy who made me take applied calculus instead of regular calculus so I was essentially held back a whole semester
community college is great with 2 conditions
1. It's cheap. In state or whatever
2. It's not a commuter campus. You need a real social life and not a place where everyone leaves the second the bell rings and you cannot find a place to drink with classmates.
It is odd that the main thing you consider about where to go to school is if you can drink often.
Yes. Because community college isn't about the degree it's about the socialization of University/college at 1/10th the price.
I'll never understand that. In police school I am the most robotic motherfucker. No drink, no excessive talking. I basically just have friends because I give notes to anyone who asks. Plus organize runs for the students who join me. The only point of College is to get a degree. Seems to me most people who use class like its a teen drama on netflix get filtered out fast.
Not where I went and also there were lots of high schoolers taking dual credit classes.
>Is it worth it?
Worth what, retard? Your time, effort, money? Do you mean, is it a good idea? Fuck you for being stupid.
Bitter homosexual.
Entirely depends on location and reviews from others unless you plan to go to University in which case you're fucked and have to go to a shitty community college.
If you plan on doing some sort of trade get an apprenticeship instead since its a paid job with education. I'm from Cali so it might not be the same but the school system is awful. I'm paying for an education, but I'm not allowed to choose what I want to learn, why the fuck would you do that? I left after a year and just applied for apprenticeships and would be making double of what my college peers would be making and I wouldn't be in debt at all. If you do a trade go union when you start because its difficult to find a non-union that actually pays a decent amount to offset what you would lose from union benefits.
The education system isn't your friend and will try to nickel and dime you and your time.
It all depends on what your goals are and what you want out of college. The return on investment for college in all forms depends highly on factors like the field of study and forming industry connections. It also depends on what one values and where their priorities are (e.g., fulfillment vs. pay).
Some 2-year degree holders will do better on average than those with bachelor degrees depending on the major if we are only looking at financial aspects (e.g., healthcare fields vs. liberal arts).
What are your goals and interests? What do you want out of the university process?
I want to do Computer Science. I'd like to go to a university so I don't have to transfer later on.
What is your current level of knowledge in computer science and mathematics? Computer science is difficult to assess for degree benefit because there are so many opportunities for learning outside of the university environment. This is especially true when a lot of open courses from universities provided at Coursera etc. cost $60/month rather than $50,000/year when at least 1/3 of the classes or more have nothing to do with the actual career.
Have you done any preparation for the career field so far? Have you shadowed anyone that works in CS? Do you have any sort of portfolio of work? Is CS something that you have been toying with and know you already enjoy it, or is it something you see as a possibly lucrative career without a lot of real-world experience in the field? These questions are sort of important before fronting a huge investment.
It really depends. My local community college is really good if you want to go into a trade because it has so many partnerships with local industries, especially shipbuilding. Some programs are even free for that reason.
Absolutely, it's cheap as hell, you meet chicks, and you can take courses that lead to actual jobs.
check if the credits transfer to the university you're planning to go to in the future
Do they?
they do, i took a couple summer classes at community college because the one at my university was a POS
>the one
professor who was teaching it, i mean
What uni
WCSU, course: physics (calculus-based)
That's cool. Do you have a degree now anon?
yes
No
Big no
There is no reason not to start at community college unless you have waspy friends and family who would make fun of you for it. Reasons:
-prof much more interpersonal. classes are smaller, so prof knows you by name. Many of them seem to be personally invested in the success of their students
-majority of community college students are retarded. so classes are easier, curves are crazy on exams. If you're not retarded, you can really shine at comm college. I'm a 3.8 student in honors classes, but im just barely above average intelligence
-smaller, physically. parking available, short walks between classes, etc
-CHEAPER!!! fucking duh lol
I suppose the only con, albeit a big one, is less networking. I'm sure major state uni and ivy league uni has better connections. But tbh, the average transfer student can make connections if you're in a STEM program and aren't socially retarded.