I went to community college for 2 years, got all of my general education out of the way and worked at the same time. Now I have no debt and I'm going to a top 10 school (UVA). Meanwhile I have friends who went to a 4 year right off the bat and are 10s of thousands of dollars in debt. Ouch. I'll never understand why people look down on CC. It makes so much sense especially in this day and age when you have to give your left nut to go to a University.
+Kitchen Trout BUT going to a CC for the full two years wastes time you should just go for only what you need to get into a 4 year school as quickly as you can because then you won't have to waste time and money and most 4 year schools ( if you go to one in your state) aren't really that exensive, room and board is where they get you plus the meal plan, if you live at home and have a regular minnimum wage job then its not that expensive.
michelle kearsey I don't think I have wasted any time at all considering the fact that I have zero debt and have a year left at one of the finest public universities in the country. I also have a job waiting for me when I finish. Have you ever even been to college? The first 2 years are general education requirements that are required by the university before you begin courses that are geared more towards your specific major. The community college I went to offered these exact classes that would transfer over to any university in my state and were half the price. Sure I lived at home and worked during this time but in the grand scheme of things I didn't miss out on anything and certainly didn't waste any time.
Da Choppah yes but most of the time little joey and others who go straight to a four year school receives a lot in scholarship money based on athletics and academics, also big expensive schools give more in financial need its only the really rich kids who pay the full price tag, that's what schools like NYU or harvard do too.
You made me feel a lot better about going to a community college first. I've been feeling down the fact that I won't experience the "college life" at a university as a freshmen like my friends will. Well, least I'm not going to be in so much debt.
jazzzylatte Don't worry about that. Those professors at those universities could care less about you. And if you really want that "college life", you can find it all in the city. The only difference is instead of traveling all over town, it's all in one place.
A lot of my friends have wealthy families and backgrounds, in my position that's not the case. There is no way that university could be an option for me because of not having the ridiculous amount of money that you need to have an education. I am not the smartest, well, I don't really feel that smart period lol, so seeing all of my friends who are in fact very intelligent, makes me kinda feel like trash. While they're out on campus meeting people and getting involved, stuff like that, ill be here with no one struggling to make it through as they will be doing much better. I hate that we must pay to earn education, it should be a right to earn free education. It really makes me feel like there is no potential for myself to be honest.
At the beginning of senior year I was so against going to community college. Now that I graduate in a month I realize it really is the better choice, considering I'm not 100% sure of what I want to do yet, and my parents agreed to paying for my community college tuition. In New Jersey instate tuition for a university alone is $15,000-$20,000. Definitely the better choice!
This video is so true. I'm in my second semester at my community college, and though it's not "the real college experience" it's so much cheaper. Sometimes you just gotta suck it up for a year or two but you'll be saving so much money, it's not even funny. Community college does kinda feel like highschool all over again, and I'm excited to transfer, but it'll be worth it!
community college is awesome... I'm finishing my two years rn and I've saved probably tens of thousands dollars! The downside is staying with mom and dad always lol but it is worth it in the end. You do not want to be stuck in debt so cc is a good option.
I feel like everyone's expirience will be different. At my community college, I was able to make a lot of friends (joining clubs, classes, etc.), and I made friends with some older students (some who even helped me transfer to university and I'm grateful for. I have to study a decent amount too. It really depends on your area and the school you go to.
it's my first year at a community college and my biggest regret ever is not going straight to a 4 year. I'm watching all my friends have the time of their lives and meeting new people. I'm usually a positive person and i'm trying to make the best of it but sometimes things just suck.
It really bothered me how she made it seem like community college is easier than university. It's not! I went to a community college and transferred to a university, and I can say from experience that it's not. The difficulty of the coursework depends on the class and the professor but not whether it is a community college or university. It bugs me when people say that community college is easy because I worked hard in every single class I took at community college.
It depends on alot of things. Like you mentioned professors, the class and even on the student. I'm attending a CC and I've had classes that I found easy while students in the same class were struggling and vise versa. So it also depends on perception and how much work you're willing to put into the class.
You are right it does depends on the class and the professor. But still community college classes tend to be more easier then university. I took classes at a CC and I say it a lot easier then university. Now I attend a university.
@@jimmytran5339 Could it possibly be that the classes you took at community college were just easier in general? I know right now at my community college I'm taking mostly general education courses so I expect them to be easier than when I actually get to university and start taking courses for my major. I'll never know if Eng 102 is harder at a university because I won't have to take that class because it'll transfer. Unless you had to repeat classes you've already taken at your community college when you transferred to a university you can't be entirely sure that those specific classes would've been harder for you at a university. I think university will be harder for me, not because the classes in general are harder, but because I've already knocked all of the easy A general education classes out at community college.
Janay M to answer your question. I had to retake some courses at university in my major because courses did not transfer. It is way harder even if the class is suppose to be the same. 3 English were required at my community college. Only 2 transferred while the other did not. I had to retake it at university and it way harder. In general no it not because I had easy courses in general. Community college is just extremely different from University. Everything she said was mostly accurate. You don’t have the same experience at a community college.
im going to community college next year ! I am actually excited i left school at 15 due to bullying and social anxiety my depression is heaps better now i'm 20 in 2 weeks so i left high school 5 years ago! i have no qualifications i want to become a vet nurse i thought i was too old to go back to school but no community college is a go! also i'm in a different town now! and need new friends also and the kind teachers i talked to yesterday said i'll have a good time and ill meet new people easy because most of them will be 20 and older :) so excited sure ill be going for about 3 years ! but its so worth it
Rebecca M Good Luck with your community College expirence. I know that you will do great. I'm doing online school really soon and I'm super excited about that. I will also be uploading a video on attending college for the first time so maybe subscribe to my channel and I will see you around. Take care. Congratulations again Rebecca. :)
Hello I decided to not go I ended up working but starting up a hospitality course soon :) will help when I want to travel one day :) x an aw yay go you! Good idea for making a video also! And best of luck :)
Go to a good CC in a field that you are interested in and has good job prospects and good job placement. University have just as many bad teachers (some have heavy accents, most have limited office hours because they only care about their research and you have to see their assistants who seem just as useless as they are trying to get their PHDs and have little care to help others) where there are 300 ppl in ur science class ... good luck making friends in a cutthroat class of 300 who are competing on a curve. When I was at Uni, I found that the best students were serious CC students who transferred there. Most Uni students become lazy flakes who experiment with life and suffer gradewise their 1st and 2nd years. Last, college is about preparing for a job. That is ur 1st priority and this is reality of growing up. If you do not have this sink into you, you will suffer with years of debt and misery afterwards, unless you have rich generous parents. I started at a University and graduated. Then later went back to CC to complete a program that I work in now. The CC experience was very good and a better use of my time and money. Too many egomaniac teachers at universities and too many drunk idiot students at universities. CC teachers are more down to earth and know about the realities of life struggles and living on a budget. Work you ass off at a good community college and get out into the workplace ASAP (too many directionless students at some CCs). You will impress employers and you can make good friends at CCs. Avoiding massive student loan debt will make your life so much better in the long run. Any university student will admit this. If you want to explore and have fun, use the money you save by going to CC and take an European vacation ...sure beats going to university for 4 years and is cheaper.
Totally agree with what you said about community college! It bums me out that everyone keeps to themselves so much. Its like go to class and get out as fast as possible haha. I'm transferring to a university next quarter and I'm so excited but nervous also. I've never moved away from home and it'll be 2 hours away ahhh. Haha anyways this was really helpful!
I took a lot of AP classes. Now I can cut off a whole year of college. So now I’m gonna do one year at community college to finish up the GE, and then transfer to a university to work on my major.
yea tht one of my problems in communtiy college. I want to make new friends but classes are mostly lectures and everyones there just to attend then they wanna gtfo. I think cc is like high school except ppl get out when they get the chance
that is so true, my cc is just like that. everyone already has their friends and people don't really go to make friends because they don't expect to be there long
thunderdrake13 true. I hated community college. I’m so glad to be done. I be transferring to a university. Finally I can’t wait to get the real college experience. Going to a cc was just so boring, sad, lonely, feels too much like high school and the student population is more older students. Sucks, but I sucked it up. Now I’m at a university :)
I love this video! It sheds light on this as many, many students do this step. I completely agree with you. Community college to a university is one the best decisions a student can make! And I know what you mean about the whole friends coming back home after a semester! I know some that completely gave up on college because the transition from high school to a university was just too overwhelming. Unfortunately, they are in debt and can't find jobs and the student loans interest just keeps accumulating. These were the same people that shunned me for going to a community college first.
ok so I am 17 I took the California high school proficiency exam, graduated early and I'm doing community college for two years and then transferring to a UC meaning I'll be entering as a junior so I was wondering is it harder to make friends transferring to a university later on compared to right out of high school since the people around you will most likely already be comfortable with the school while you're a new student
im at a community college this is my second year saving soo much money! now im at that point where its time to decide university cuz im in my last yr at community college now.. and whatt?? yall had a school policy for attendance thats odd... my college didnt lol but im in the process of applying to university now for the Fall :) but in some aspects it was hard the first year cuz i started thinking bout dorms and getting the university experience! but i stuck through it with community college now i dont regret it
Thanks this helps a ton!! I was so worried about what I was going to do money wise and have started looking into community college and online courses so I could save up money for University. I was also afraid of the stigma that comes along with going to community college, but clearly you are doing well so what's there to worry about? And the fact that it is much more chill and a great transition into university as opposed to jumping in head first, so you can gain your bearings, takes away so much anxiety. Thank you so so much!!!
My daughter is anxious about going to college, she is a junior in high school now, I am going to show her this video! Thank you for sharing your advice, I went to both and agree with you.
I agree with Courtney and others responding to her comments on starting with community college first, then transfer to a university. This is especially a good advice for international students who had low TOEFL/IELTS score and do not have enough money to study in the United States. John
I was devastated when my mom told me that I couldn’t go to university because of money. So I ended up going to Community College because of how cheap it was. I was really unhappy my first semester, but as my friends started talking more and as I kept going I realized how lucky I was that my mom said I couldn’t go to university right away. I’ll be entering my junior year with a SURPLUS of money because of the scholarships I got through CC.. now, when i transfer, I’ll be getting another huge scholarship just because i graduated from a Connecticut Community College and am planning on transferring to the university of Connecticut. Any high schoolers that feel down about it, don’t. Visit your friends on the weekends and spend that extra $$$ on some fun rather than bills
Good advice Courtney, thank you! I talked with a few of my friends previously and I was still a little undecided. I came to youtube to see if I could find some good info and your post was the first one that I clicked on. It was a good choice. The information is very clear and up front. I'm going to watch a couple more of your videos. I'm hungry for more info.
I went to community college when I was in 11th grade. (Last year.) I also went to high school too, and I didn't understand why they had to take attendance either. But I'm actually really looking forward to university next year. So, I can't wait to see the differences too.
Thank you so much for making this video! I'm a junior in high school and I have no idea what I want to go to college for, but it's just sinking in that I only have about a yr left to decide. After watching this it really cleared up some confusion and made me not so nervous about the whole thing so thank you again! :)
Everything you said about universities is spot on. At least for me. It is way more expensive, scholarships don't cover the entire cost (at least mine doesn't), classes may be shorter but they cover a lot of info and they are generally harder. You do have to keep up and study all the time. Something I am not used to doing and should work on. I sometimes wish I hadn't chosen to study at a university for these exact same reasons. But this was the only place that offered an associate's degree in what I'm studying and it is also the most complete course where I live. A good thing about universities (or at least mine) is that all of the classes that I have to take are related to my degree. I don't have to take general basic classes like math or P.E. that have nothing to do with what Im studying. Meeting people is super easy, even easier than in high school.
This is cool. She’s right. I’ve been in cc for 4 years finally transferring to university that isn’t too pricey. Save money.. community college runs about $220 a class University is like $800 class
I totally agree with you on the BCC thing...LOL it was kind of a joke looking back on it. I never studied there and now I spend about 2 or 3 hours a day studying! It was a nice stepping stone though. I would say to anyone who does dual enrollment so they are a junior when they graduate high school is that it's tough! Graduating at 20 with a Bachelor's is awesome, but it really forces you to make career and educational choices that will effect the rest of your life and that's scary at a young age. At least that's how I feel! :)
Damn, I would LOVE to pay 3,500 for college!! My tuition in Connecticut is 56,000 dollars a year...not including books or anything, that's just tuition and room/board!
I'm from Mississippi and I go to Northeast Mississippi Community College and its different it's like a university we just don't have Greek and other organization we don't have Friday classes ether but we do have dorms football, cheerleading, basketball, etc and I'm in band but it's fun and everybody friendly
Yesss!!! I'm all for community college (I have a close relationship with my family so I'm going to commute, pay for it all myself, while contributing to bills or groceries with my waitress job); the stigma behind it is quite illogical. Financially it's a gem- the average tuition for community college being $3,435 while private being $32,405! As far as professors, it's truly a matter of chance; there will be some great ones at Community and some bad ones at University and vice versa but also largely a matter of opinion (for me the more lectures/more homework the better). From CC I'm going to transfer to a public university (only about $9,000) so win-win :)
I actually had a really bad experience going to university. I attended CSU in colorado, pretty excited to meet new people and start off the school year on a good note, but unfortunately I had some really unfriendly hall mates. My roommate had no interest in me. I literally made no friends for the entire semester I was there. So I decided to take a semester off after that and am now going to community college. I agree with the whole attendance thing, but it's actually helpful for me to make sure I don't skip too many classes. It is ironic how they call it 'community' college, as there's much less of a community than at an actual university. But I'm liking it. I'm glad I'm out of that terrible hall I was in.
lol I think we all have had that one class where the professor phones it in and we basically use it as study hall. RUclips ftw. It's literally the only reason I've passed a few of my classes. I have to get that piece of paper that says I know things, though, so I keep on keeping on.
I just graduated highschool and Ive decided to go to Columbus state community college for culinary Arts and as soon I graduate from college I'm going back to get my Associates Degree to be an Executive Pastry Chef- Casino. In Ohio , Columbus State is the #1 college to go to in Ohio for Culinary Arts .so that is why I chose that college.
i’m in community college right now and it freaks me out when people try to tell me that community college is so easy compared to a regular 4 year college. it scares me for when i’ll be transferring to a 4 year in the near future
you are a very smart young lady. When I was 13 or 14 years of age I planned my future. I didn't wait until I became an adult because it would've been a struggle with studies and freetime all together. Starting a a community college is very a wise and worthful choice. i'm currently at Sinclair Community College majoring in Matheatics and Geology. Aftherwards I will be going to University of Akron to continue my college education and work at the same position as I work a now. There were a few students at my high school that went straight to a university and are struggling due to lack of academic studies with their time frame. Thank you very much and have a wonderful life time.
Thank you so much Courtney, I’m karen I listen to your advice on both sides and I think I have made the right decisions for my daughter, I will let her get in touch with you 🙏🏽
I loved going to a community college! My sister & I didn't really have a choice to go to a university because our majors were only offered at community colleges (physical therapy assistant & x-ray tech)
I feel doomed because I saw the statistics that says how only 11.65% of people who studied at city college went on to get their bachelors degree. I'm super worried that it will be way too hard to get the rudimentary courses I need to take for achieving my GED. Also, I'm worried that the classes I take won't be credited for transfer as well. Did you have any of these problems?
Wow, your tuition was cheap compared to the rates in Pennsylvania! I know my local community college is $3,000 a semester and the local university that I attended for a while was $4,500, and the college that I had originally planned on attending, which is a state school, was $8,500 a semester. I would kill for those cheap rates!
If I have a 3.8 gpa and a good shot to get into good universitys but don't have much money and my local community college is # 1 ranked in the nation what do recommend.
i think with a 3.8 GPA and a low income, there are probably a lot of scholarships that people can offer to you. apply to schools that have good scholarship programs but also apply to community college in case these scholarships don't offer enough money. i would also apply to schools in the area so that you can commute because as fun as dorming is, it can be really expensive. if your community college is ranked #1 then don't feel bad if that ends up being the last resort! besides you can also tranfer to a different school after you finish attending community.
one day on 2011 I was in community college one girl I met from 4th grade waved to me and greeted me so we recognized each other but all of a sudden all she said for 6 minutes was personally uneducated and dumb remarks about me and she had a friend with her too and like friends she too even said to her about me yup he is that type of person. So I don't have respect for people like that. I'm just focusing on my doctors degree now not paying attention to people anymore.
I have my bachelors degree from Bemidji State University. I did take community college classes before i went to BSU. Highly recommend this route. Unless your extremely rich and money isn't an issue for you lol.
What advice would you give to a sophomore in high school who has absolutely no idea what to look for in a college, doesn't know how to prepare, and doesn't know what she wants to be yet. I also live in Florida and I don't have much money and plan in getting a job in the summer. Also u have this dream of moving to England but I know it's super expensive. Help!!
First Just talk to your consular frequently. Find something u love to do and see if you can study that subject. Get a part time job senior year. Junior year if u think u can do it but remember that is the most important academic year. I recommend work hard junior year get a job senior.
If you are worried about money and cannot receive a full ride right after high school, I would advise you to go to Community College, then transfer to a four year. I know Rutgers University- Newark has a Run to the top scholarship so if you are low income making 60,000 less for a household income, you do not have to pay for your tuition. There is an Honors Living Learning Community Scholarship at Rutgers University-Newark too which is for high school Newark residents and Community College Transfers which pays for your room and board if accepted. Put all that together you have a full-ride. You can obtain smaller scholarships to help pay for books! If you are low- income there is also the Jacke Cooke Foundation!
Miss Renee That just means it's easier to get good grades and transfer.. At universities, many kids are just as stuck in a childlike mentality and pay a much heftier price for their education.
Miss Renee It really depends on the CC in YOUR area. In my school, there were some and then there were some who took it as seriously like a regular university class (bc it still is-its mostly in gen eds.)
Miss Renee Community college is nothing like high school! It's a totally different ballgame. The social scene sucks at CC which really sucks and the academics are much more challenging. High school academics are a joke compared to college academics.
I would have been a lot better off if I had first started at a community college and later a four year college. I did not know what I wanted to study. I was very depressed.
At least from where I live back in PA, my classes are 3 hour classes once a week, gen eds are usual the short classes three days a week. That is at least how it is back up north! Even in the states surrounding PA and the food court thing haha! It makes me laugh because I have to eat from a cafeteria it depends on the size of your university whether you have a food court like that! My caf is basically equivalent to a high school caf sadly!
I go to a university! I feel bad if you have to have 50 min class three times a week! I have 18 credits only go in two days a week! Well every other week I have one Friday class so its not bad at all! Are you talking all gen eds?
Omg thank u soooo much!!!! I loved your advice. Yeah so I'm thinking of going to community College for like a year and then transferring. I want to save money and my GPS right now is only a 3.6 which is kinda bad for the college I want to go (need over a 4) so I'm planning on transferring. I guess I already have a head start cuz I am already taking 4 AP classes and took 3 last year (I'm a senior). I'm just hoping I don't get paired up with SUPER easy classes in community college and then when I go to a university the classes become hard as hell especially since I want to become a cyber security engineer. What would you say about that? And what are you majoring in?
Hey I just wanted to tell u my story I wanted to go to a university it's one of the best school for nursing education n business I had took the act like 6 time I. Had got 2 points away from the university act score required then the university has a replacement test I was 3 points from the required to get accepted this university has a community college on the university I got accepted to the community college part of campus the community college has all the benefits of being a full time university student but u can't stay on campus even tho I wasn't gonna stay on campus anyways the community college on campus has this program that you take 18 credits then transfer to become a full time student
How long did it take u to transfer? And what is your major? I'm a cc student going for a mechanical engineering major. I'm going into my 3rd year in cc and I predict I will do a total of 4 years before I transfer. I believe in "different majors, different things". Science and math majors have a lot more prerequisites.
ThroughMyEyes1515 hi I wanted to tell you that your video has given some relief because I'm about to start my senior year and I still haven't chosen my major but it'll be related to the health science field and I was also confused with the whole general credits thing. Now I see you're from Florida and so am I. Do you only receive the bright futures scholarship or do you have any other? I would really appreciate it if you reply. :-)
hey I accepted to Northridge now, but I didn't hear from UC Merced or the other UC should I go tonCAL states or community colleges and also what if I accepted to Uc Merced should I go straight to Uc Merced or what should I do by though way Uc merced is a semester school as well and I liked ur video
Hello, thank you so much for the video. It is really helpful. I wanted to ask you how exactly does the transfer work? Is it just that you go the university and that's it? Or are you waiver from some fees? Thank you, I am writing my thesis about colleges and universities.
***** no not everyone. If you take night classes or weekend classes then yes there will be a bit more older people but not always. Visit your community college and see the demographic
Your comment lacks the meat and potatoes content.Community college is far less expensive than Universites,and many times credits from Community College are totally trans ferrable to Universities.
Very little is mentioned on the tremendous amount of savings,based on the field of study versus the two institutions.Many 4 yr professional programs will take almost credits attained at community colleges,no examples were given,no percentages of cost amounts were given.Fields of study relating to one versus the other and comparrisons made on cost difference,not given.
Hey, I'm from India and I'm thinking to apply to a community college in the US. I've chose Valencia College, Florida and I want to be a cinematographer and join a travel show channel. I want to join New York Film Academy and is it a good move to go to CC (Community College) and then take transfer to NYFA? And I haven't taken any tests like SAT or TOEFL but I've studied English for like 13 years. So, NYFA asks for TOEFL and good GPA and I want to know if I take CC will I get TOEFL and SAT waiver in Universities? And also improve my GPA at CC?
What if ur boyfriend stay like in Austin and have like a house can u still like stay with them or do they like need to sign like a contract if they is 19 yrs old Nd your 18
For my major (nursing) community college is a bad option. The level of science classes, especially, for example, are completely different in a university vs. a community college, being much more rigorous at a university. So while CC might be a smart option for some people, it doesn't work for all majors. People might not be a fan of, or "look down on", community college for various reasons. Not everyone feels that way about community colleges because they are stereotyping people!
I think it's all about context and relevance. Here I'm the state I stay, the community college I go to has the most prestigious nursing program in the state. Even though we have the 8th or 7th ranked best medical school in the world, for some reason the best option for nurses is going to this community college. This includes the nursing AA that we also provide. Also, statistics across the board have shown that success among student academically is higher for those who start at a two year school and then finish at a 4 year institute; opposed to those who start at a university. It all really just matters on money, opinion, and research honestly .
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I went to community college for 2 years, got all of my general education out of the way and worked at the same time. Now I have no debt and I'm going to a top 10 school (UVA). Meanwhile I have friends who went to a 4 year right off the bat and are 10s of thousands of dollars in debt. Ouch. I'll never understand why people look down on CC. It makes so much sense especially in this day and age when you have to give your left nut to go to a University.
+Kitchen Trout hey did u go to TCC? i live in the 757 area and am thinking of going to TCC
+Kitchen Trout BUT going to a CC for the full two years wastes time you should just go for only what you need to get into a 4 year school as quickly as you can because then you won't have to waste time and money and most 4 year schools ( if you go to one in your state) aren't really that exensive, room and board is where they get you plus the meal plan, if you live at home and have a regular minnimum wage job then its not that expensive.
michelle kearsey I don't think I have wasted any time at all considering the fact that I have zero debt and have a year left at one of the finest public universities in the country. I also have a job waiting for me when I finish. Have you ever even been to college? The first 2 years are general education requirements that are required by the university before you begin courses that are geared more towards your specific major. The community college I went to offered these exact classes that would transfer over to any university in my state and were half the price. Sure I lived at home and worked during this time but in the grand scheme of things I didn't miss out on anything and certainly didn't waste any time.
MattGreatness 昨夜 I went to JTCC. Sorry for the super late reply!
Da Choppah yes but most of the time little joey and others who go straight to a four year school receives a lot in scholarship money based on athletics and academics, also big expensive schools give more in financial need its only the really rich kids who pay the full price tag, that's what schools like NYU or harvard do too.
You made me feel a lot better about going to a community college first. I've been feeling down the fact that I won't experience the "college life" at a university as a freshmen like my friends will. Well, least I'm not going to be in so much debt.
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jazzzylatte Don't worry about that. Those professors at those universities could care less about you. And if you really want that "college life", you can find it all in the city. The only difference is instead of traveling all over town, it's all in one place.
A lot of my friends have wealthy families and backgrounds, in my position that's not the case. There is no way that university could be an option for me because of not having the ridiculous amount of money that you need to have an education. I am not the smartest, well, I don't really feel that smart period lol, so seeing all of my friends who are in fact very intelligent, makes me kinda feel like trash. While they're out on campus meeting people and getting involved, stuff like that, ill be here with no one struggling to make it through as they will be doing much better. I hate that we must pay to earn education, it should be a right to earn free education. It really makes me feel like there is no potential for myself to be honest.
At the beginning of senior year I was so against going to community college. Now that I graduate in a month I realize it really is the better choice, considering I'm not 100% sure of what I want to do yet, and my parents agreed to paying for my community college tuition. In New Jersey instate tuition for a university alone is $15,000-$20,000. Definitely the better choice!
in california it's like 60k lol
Jordan I'm going to a community college
This video is so true. I'm in my second semester at my community college, and though it's not "the real college experience" it's so much cheaper. Sometimes you just gotta suck it up for a year or two but you'll be saving so much money, it's not even funny. Community college does kinda feel like highschool all over again, and I'm excited to transfer, but it'll be worth it!
community college is awesome... I'm finishing my two years rn and I've saved probably tens of thousands dollars! The downside is staying with mom and dad always lol but it is worth it in the end. You do not want to be stuck in debt so cc is a good option.
that dude so am I
I'm with you on the mom and dad part. Don't get me wrong. I love them. I just need a break from them.
My plan is to work as soon as possible and rent my moms small townhouse while going to community college
I feel like everyone's expirience will be different. At my community college, I was able to make a lot of friends (joining clubs, classes, etc.), and I made friends with some older students (some who even helped me transfer to university and I'm grateful for. I have to study a decent amount too. It really depends on your area and the school you go to.
it's my first year at a community college and my biggest regret ever is not going straight to a 4 year. I'm watching all my friends have the time of their lives and meeting new people. I'm usually a positive person and i'm trying to make the best of it but sometimes things just suck.
When your friends walk out with a lot of debt and you have only a little you will be grateful.
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It really bothered me how she made it seem like community college is easier than university. It's not! I went to a community college and transferred to a university, and I can say from experience that it's not. The difficulty of the coursework depends on the class and the professor but not whether it is a community college or university. It bugs me when people say that community college is easy because I worked hard in every single class I took at community college.
It depends on alot of things. Like you mentioned professors, the class and even on the student. I'm attending a CC and I've had classes that I found easy while students in the same class were struggling and vise versa. So it also depends on perception and how much work you're willing to put into the class.
You are right it does depends on the class and the professor. But still community college classes tend to be more easier then university. I took classes at a CC and I say it a lot easier then university. Now I attend a university.
@@jimmytran5339 Could it possibly be that the classes you took at community college were just easier in general? I know right now at my community college I'm taking mostly general education courses so I expect them to be easier than when I actually get to university and start taking courses for my major. I'll never know if Eng 102 is harder at a university because I won't have to take that class because it'll transfer. Unless you had to repeat classes you've already taken at your community college when you transferred to a university you can't be entirely sure that those specific classes would've been harder for you at a university. I think university will be harder for me, not because the classes in general are harder, but because I've already knocked all of the easy A general education classes out at community college.
Janay M to answer your question. I had to retake some courses at university in my major because courses did not transfer. It is way harder even if the class is suppose to be the same. 3 English were required at my community college. Only 2 transferred while the other did not. I had to retake it at university and it way harder. In general no it not because I had easy courses in general. Community college is just extremely different from University. Everything she said was mostly accurate. You don’t have the same experience at a community college.
im going to community college next year ! I am actually excited i left school at 15 due to bullying and social anxiety my depression is heaps better now i'm 20 in 2 weeks so i left high school 5 years ago!
i have no qualifications i want to become a vet nurse i thought i was too old to go back to school but no community college is a go! also i'm in a different town now! and need new friends also and the kind teachers i talked to yesterday said i'll have a good time and ill meet new people easy because most of them will be 20 and older :)
so excited sure ill be going for about 3 years ! but its so worth it
lol no you don't not in new zealand and idk what a GED is? we have NCEA?
Rebecca M Good Luck with your community College expirence. I know that you will do great. I'm doing online school really soon and I'm super excited about that. I will also be uploading a video on attending college for the first time so maybe subscribe to my channel and I will see you around. Take care. Congratulations again Rebecca. :)
Hello I decided to not go I ended up working but starting up a hospitality course soon :) will help when I want to travel one day :) x an aw yay go you! Good idea for making a video also! And best of luck :)
Rebecca M Thank You so much! I'll keep in touch. :)) maybe we can do a callab video someday? :D
Go to a good CC in a field that you are interested in and has good job prospects and good job placement. University have just as many bad teachers (some have heavy accents, most have limited office hours because they only care about their research and you have to see their assistants who seem just as useless as they are trying to get their PHDs and have little care to help others) where there are 300 ppl in ur science class ... good luck making friends in a cutthroat class of 300 who are competing on a curve. When I was at Uni, I found that the best students were serious CC students who transferred there. Most Uni students become lazy flakes who experiment with life and suffer gradewise their 1st and 2nd years.
Last, college is about preparing for a job. That is ur 1st priority and this is reality of growing up. If you do not have this sink into you, you will suffer with years of debt and misery afterwards, unless you have rich generous parents.
I started at a University and graduated. Then later went back to CC to complete a program that I work in now. The CC experience was very good and a better use of my time and money. Too many egomaniac teachers at universities and too many drunk idiot students at universities. CC teachers are more down to earth and know about the realities of life struggles and living on a budget.
Work you ass off at a good community college and get out into the workplace ASAP (too many directionless students at some CCs). You will impress employers and you can make good friends at CCs.
Avoiding massive student loan debt will make your life so much better in the long run. Any university student will admit this.
If you want to explore and have fun, use the money you save by going to CC and take an European vacation ...sure beats going to university for 4 years and is cheaper.
Totally agree with what you said about community college! It bums me out that everyone keeps to themselves so much. Its like go to class and get out as fast as possible haha. I'm transferring to a university next quarter and I'm so excited but nervous also. I've never moved away from home and it'll be 2 hours away ahhh. Haha anyways this was really helpful!
Thank you so much for this video! I'm currently a junior and have been driving myself insane with questions. Thank you!
I took a lot of AP classes. Now I can cut off a whole year of college. So now I’m gonna do one year at community college to finish up the GE, and then transfer to a university to work on my major.
yea tht one of my problems in communtiy college. I want to make new friends but classes are mostly lectures and everyones there just to attend then they wanna gtfo. I think cc is like high school except ppl get out when they get the chance
that is so true, my cc is just like that. everyone already has their friends and people don't really go to make friends because they don't expect to be there long
CC is nothing like high school! It's a totally different ballgame.
thunderdrake13 true. I hated community college. I’m so glad to be done. I be transferring to a university. Finally I can’t wait to get the real college experience. Going to a cc was just so boring, sad, lonely, feels too much like high school and the student population is more older students. Sucks, but I sucked it up. Now I’m at a university :)
I love this video! It sheds light on this as many, many students do this step. I completely agree with you. Community college to a university is one the best decisions a student can make! And I know what you mean about the whole friends coming back home after a semester! I know some that completely gave up on college because the transition from high school to a university was just too overwhelming. Unfortunately, they are in debt and can't find jobs and the student loans interest just keeps accumulating. These were the same people that shunned me for going to a community college first.
ok so I am 17 I took the California high school proficiency exam, graduated early and I'm doing community college for two years and then transferring to a UC meaning I'll be entering as a junior so I was wondering is it harder to make friends transferring to a university later on compared to right out of high school since the people around you will most likely already be comfortable with the school while you're a new student
it's been 5 years, how are you doing?
I'm attending to a cc right now and I honestly love it because it's cost efficient and I'm still getting the same education
Thanks for these informations,I am a mom of an international student and this video gives me a clear view of cc pros and cons.
im at a community college this is my second year saving soo much money! now im at that point where its time to decide university cuz im in my last yr at community college now.. and whatt?? yall had a school policy for attendance thats odd... my college didnt lol but im in the process of applying to university now for the Fall :) but in some aspects it was hard the first year cuz i started thinking bout dorms and getting the university experience! but i stuck through it with community college now i dont regret it
Have you started the process yet?
kawaiikimchipam yea I started early January and I heard back from university and im going to be attending in the fall :)
Thanks this helps a ton!! I was so worried about what I was going to do money wise and have started looking into community college and online courses so I could save up money for University. I was also afraid of the stigma that comes along with going to community college, but clearly you are doing well so what's there to worry about? And the fact that it is much more chill and a great transition into university as opposed to jumping in head first, so you can gain your bearings, takes away so much anxiety. Thank you so so much!!!
My daughter is anxious about going to college, she is a junior in high school now, I am going to show her this video! Thank you for sharing your advice, I went to both and agree with you.
I agree with Courtney and others responding to her comments on starting with community college first, then transfer to a university. This is especially a good advice for international students who had low TOEFL/IELTS score and do not have enough money to study in the United States.
John
I was devastated when my mom told me that I couldn’t go to university because of money. So I ended up going to Community College because of how cheap it was. I was really unhappy my first semester, but as my friends started talking more and as I kept going I realized how lucky I was that my mom said I couldn’t go to university right away. I’ll be entering my junior year with a SURPLUS of money because of the scholarships I got through CC.. now, when i transfer, I’ll be getting another huge scholarship just because i graduated from a Connecticut Community College and am planning on transferring to the university of Connecticut. Any high schoolers that feel down about it, don’t. Visit your friends on the weekends and spend that extra $$$ on some fun rather than bills
Caitlyn Passmore That's the spirit! Though I'm a junior in high school.
Good advice Courtney, thank you! I talked with a few of my friends previously and I was still a little undecided. I came to youtube to see if I could find some good info and your post was the first one that I clicked on. It was a good choice. The information is very clear and up front. I'm going to watch a couple more of your videos. I'm hungry for more info.
I went to community college when I was in 11th grade. (Last year.) I also went to high school too, and I didn't understand why they had to take attendance either. But I'm actually really looking forward to university next year. So, I can't wait to see the differences too.
Thank you so much for making this video! I'm a junior in high school and I have no idea what I want to go to college for, but it's just sinking in that I only have about a yr left to decide. After watching this it really cleared up some confusion and made me not so nervous about the whole thing so thank you again! :)
Thank you, I feel better about attending community college.
Im kinda new to this whole college thing, and I found this video SUPER INFORMATIVE! Thankyou, I am now a new subbie 😊
Everything you said about universities is spot on. At least for me. It is way more expensive, scholarships don't cover the entire cost (at least mine doesn't), classes may be shorter but they cover a lot of info and they are generally harder. You do have to keep up and study all the time. Something I am not used to doing and should work on.
I sometimes wish I hadn't chosen to study at a university for these exact same reasons. But this was the only place that offered an associate's degree in what I'm studying and it is also the most complete course where I live.
A good thing about universities (or at least mine) is that all of the classes that I have to take are related to my degree. I don't have to take general basic classes like math or P.E. that have nothing to do with what Im studying. Meeting people is super easy, even easier than in high school.
This is cool. She’s right. I’ve been in cc for 4 years finally transferring to university that isn’t too pricey. Save money.. community college runs about $220 a class University is like $800 class
I totally agree with you on the BCC thing...LOL it was kind of a joke looking back on it. I never studied there and now I spend about 2 or 3 hours a day studying! It was a nice stepping stone though. I would say to anyone who does dual enrollment so they are a junior when they graduate high school is that it's tough! Graduating at 20 with a Bachelor's is awesome, but it really forces you to make career and educational choices that will effect the rest of your life and that's scary at a young age. At least that's how I feel! :)
This is just what I needed! I go to my community school but thinking about another University!! so helpful!
At BCC, FASFA PAYS YOU!!!!As soon as you mentioned no school on Fridays, I knew.
1:26 lol, you blinked with one eye...
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Damn, I would LOVE to pay 3,500 for college!! My tuition in Connecticut is 56,000 dollars a year...not including books or anything, that's just tuition and room/board!
Are you an in-state or out of state student?
Out of state, but either way my college is a private school. So same price for everyone
I'm from Mississippi and I go to Northeast Mississippi Community College and its different it's like a university we just don't have Greek and other organization we don't have Friday classes ether but we do have dorms football, cheerleading, basketball, etc and I'm in band but it's fun and everybody friendly
Yesss!!! I'm all for community college (I have a close relationship with my family so I'm going to commute, pay for it all myself, while contributing to bills or groceries with my waitress job); the stigma behind it is quite illogical. Financially it's a gem- the average tuition for community college being $3,435 while private being $32,405! As far as professors, it's truly a matter of chance; there will be some great ones at Community and some bad ones at University and vice versa but also largely a matter of opinion (for me the more lectures/more homework the better). From CC I'm going to transfer to a public university (only about $9,000) so win-win :)
I actually had a really bad experience going to university. I attended CSU in colorado, pretty excited to meet new people and start off the school year on a good note, but unfortunately I had some really unfriendly hall mates. My roommate had no interest in me. I literally made no friends for the entire semester I was there. So I decided to take a semester off after that and am now going to community college. I agree with the whole attendance thing, but it's actually helpful for me to make sure I don't skip too many classes. It is ironic how they call it 'community' college, as there's much less of a community than at an actual university. But I'm liking it. I'm glad I'm out of that terrible hall I was in.
which csu are you talking about?the one in Pueblo or fort Collins?csu fort Collins is my dream school after community college
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lol I think we all have had that one class where the professor phones it in and we basically use it as study hall. RUclips ftw. It's literally the only reason I've passed a few of my classes. I have to get that piece of paper that says I know things, though, so I keep on keeping on.
I just graduated highschool and Ive decided to go to Columbus state community college for culinary Arts and as soon I graduate from college I'm going back to get my Associates Degree to be an Executive Pastry Chef- Casino. In Ohio , Columbus State is the #1 college to go to in Ohio for Culinary Arts .so that is why I chose that college.
i’m in community college right now and it freaks me out when people try to tell me that community college is so easy compared to a regular 4 year college. it scares me for when i’ll be transferring to a 4 year in the near future
Thank you so much! My parents and I have really been talking about this, and I'm really considering your advice ❤️
You should do a makeup tutorial for this look :)
you are a very smart young lady. When I was 13 or 14 years of age I planned my future. I didn't wait until I became an adult because it would've been a struggle with studies and freetime all together. Starting a a community college is very a wise and worthful choice. i'm currently at Sinclair Community College majoring in Matheatics and Geology. Aftherwards I will be going to University of Akron to continue my college education and work at the same position as I work a now. There were a few students at my high school that went straight to a university and are struggling due to lack of academic studies with their time frame. Thank you very much and have a wonderful life time.
Thank you so much Courtney, I’m karen I listen to your advice on both sides and I think I have made the right decisions for my daughter, I will let her get in touch with you 🙏🏽
I loved going to a community college! My sister & I didn't really have a choice to go to a university because our majors were only offered at community colleges (physical therapy assistant & x-ray tech)
I feel doomed because I saw the statistics that says how only 11.65% of people who studied at city college went on to get their bachelors degree. I'm super worried that it will be way too hard to get the rudimentary courses I need to take for achieving my GED. Also, I'm worried that the classes I take won't be credited for transfer as well. Did you have any of these problems?
The worst thing about community colleges is that they lack funding. Teachers depend textbooks from other writers and not perform any research.
I'd be really interested to know how you make time for school, your relationship and having the college experience!
Oh my goodness you really help me out alot, im definitely going to community college
Wow, your tuition was cheap compared to the rates in Pennsylvania! I know my local community college is $3,000 a semester and the local university that I attended for a while was $4,500, and the college that I had originally planned on attending, which is a state school, was $8,500 a semester. I would kill for those cheap rates!
in California community college is like 500-700 dollars a semester.
I transferred to CSUSB and I pay 2187 a quarter.
awesome video. i'm going to a community college next year and this video helped me know what to expect! also, you're really pretty :)
yaaay a Floridian!!! I'm subscribing and your experience might help me in the process of higher education
.-. this is the only helpful video of yours
If I have a 3.8 gpa and a good shot to get into good universitys but don't have much money and my local community college is # 1 ranked in the nation what do recommend.
3.8 isn't enough you need to have above 4.0. Take some AP classes.
i think with a 3.8 GPA and a low income, there are probably a lot of scholarships that people can offer to you. apply to schools that have good scholarship programs but also apply to community college in case these scholarships don't offer enough money. i would also apply to schools in the area so that you can commute because as fun as dorming is, it can be really expensive. if your community college is ranked #1 then don't feel bad if that ends up being the last resort! besides you can also tranfer to a different school after you finish attending community.
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Thank you so much for your advice.
I'm planning to go for university since i'm an international student.
one day on 2011 I was in community college one girl I met from 4th grade waved to me and greeted me so we recognized each other but all of a sudden all she said for 6 minutes was personally uneducated and dumb remarks about me and she had a friend with her too and like friends she too even said to her about me yup he is that type of person. So I don't have respect for people like that. I'm just focusing on my doctors degree now not paying attention to people anymore.
I have my bachelors degree from Bemidji State University. I did take community college classes before i went to BSU. Highly recommend this route. Unless your extremely rich and money isn't an issue for you lol.
thank you for this video alot of good points. is it valintines day behind you you gotta lot of hearts.
What advice would you give to a sophomore in high school who has absolutely no idea what to look for in a college, doesn't know how to prepare, and doesn't know what she wants to be yet. I also live in Florida and I don't have much money and plan in getting a job in the summer. Also u have this dream of moving to England but I know it's super expensive. Help!!
First Just talk to your consular frequently. Find something u love to do and see if you can study that subject. Get a part time job senior year. Junior year if u think u can do it but remember that is the most important academic year. I recommend work hard junior year get a job senior.
If you are worried about money and cannot receive a full ride right after high school, I would advise you to go to Community College, then transfer to a four year. I know Rutgers University- Newark has a Run to the top scholarship so if you are low income making 60,000 less for a household income, you do not have to pay for your tuition. There is an Honors Living Learning Community Scholarship at Rutgers University-Newark too which is for high school Newark residents and Community College Transfers which pays for your room and board if accepted. Put all that together you have a full-ride. You can obtain smaller scholarships to help pay for books! If you are low- income there is also the Jacke Cooke Foundation!
A community college sounds good to me i thinks it's a perfect choice
Can someone tell me how is community college compared to high school? Are the students there still stuck in that high school mentality?
Miss Renee
That just means it's easier to get good grades and transfer..
At universities, many kids are just as stuck in a childlike mentality and pay a much heftier price for their education.
Miss Renee It really depends on the CC in YOUR area. In my school, there were some and then there were some who took it as seriously like a regular university class (bc it still is-its mostly in gen eds.)
Miss Renee
Community college is nothing like high school! It's a totally different ballgame. The social scene sucks at CC which really sucks and the academics are much more challenging. High school academics are a joke compared to college academics.
Miss Renee it just feels like high school.
Everything you just said was sooo right. Thanks for the vid.
I would have been a lot better off if I had first started at a community college and later a four year college. I did not know what I wanted to study. I was very depressed.
what was your experience like transferring to a 4 year as a junior?? did you easily make friends and still have a fun "college experience?"
At least from where I live back in PA, my classes are 3 hour classes once a week, gen eds are usual the short classes three days a week. That is at least how it is back up north! Even in the states surrounding PA and the food court thing haha! It makes me laugh because I have to eat from a cafeteria it depends on the size of your university whether you have a food court like that! My caf is basically equivalent to a high school caf sadly!
That's a cool way to do things with your classes! Are you at community college or university?
I go to a university! I feel bad if you have to have 50 min class three times a week! I have 18 credits only go in two days a week! Well every other week I have one Friday class so its not bad at all! Are you talking all gen eds?
Omg thank u soooo much!!!! I loved your advice. Yeah so I'm thinking of going to community College for like a year and then transferring. I want to save money and my GPS right now is only a 3.6 which is kinda bad for the college I want to go (need over a 4) so I'm planning on transferring. I guess I already have a head start cuz I am already taking 4 AP classes and took 3 last year (I'm a senior). I'm just hoping I don't get paired up with SUPER easy classes in community college and then when I go to a university the classes become hard as hell especially since I want to become a cyber security engineer. What would you say about that? And what are you majoring in?
I am going to community college for two year and I want know how many class you have and also get more credit in community college
I am bound to start the first two years off at a community college. Which is better? Community, university, online college?
I live in Vancouver, B.C. Yeah, rent and living expense is up there. Probably jist going to college.
Yeah I’m going to community college for 2 years living with my mom and dad then going to navy
She's talking about a 2-year college versus a 4-year college (not the same thing as a university).
Hey I just wanted to tell u my story I wanted to go to a university it's one of the best school for nursing education n business I had took the act like 6 time I. Had got 2 points away from the university act score required then the university has a replacement test I was 3 points from the required to get accepted this university has a community college on the university I got accepted to the community college part of campus the community college has all the benefits of being a full time university student but u can't stay on campus even tho I wasn't gonna stay on campus anyways the community college on campus has this program that you take 18 credits then transfer to become a full time student
How long did it take u to transfer? And what is your major?
I'm a cc student going for a mechanical engineering major. I'm going into my 3rd year in cc and I predict I will do a total of 4 years before I transfer. I believe in "different majors, different things". Science and math majors have a lot more prerequisites.
When starting out in your own home, how much money should you start with? Excuse my English
ThroughMyEyes1515 hi I wanted to tell you that your video has given some relief because I'm about to start my senior year and I still haven't chosen my major but it'll be related to the health science field and I was also confused with the whole general credits thing. Now I see you're from Florida and so am I. Do you only receive the bright futures scholarship or do you have any other? I would really appreciate it if you reply. :-)
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alyssa castillo I love her brows! She has a beautiful face!
Holy shit you commented like a year and a half later.
Professors don't take attendance at my community college. They just do it the first month of the semester and then they don't do it ever again.
This video was GREAT, helped a lot!
can i read grade 12 in community college..
Very helpful! Thank you.
hey I accepted to Northridge now, but I didn't hear from UC Merced or the other UC should I go tonCAL states or community colleges and also what if I accepted to Uc Merced should I go straight to Uc Merced or what should I do by though way Uc merced is a semester school as well and I liked ur video
I still havent heard a word she has said so busy lookin into her eyes good god
Can someone kindly explain how attending college saves money and keeps u out of debt?
Hello,
thank you so much for the video. It is really helpful. I wanted to ask you how exactly does the transfer work? Is it just that you go the university and that's it? Or are you waiver from some fees?
Thank you, I am writing my thesis about colleges and universities.
Do you think Dual enrollment full time junior and Senior year of high school and get your AA degree and high school diploma will be also good or no?
There is no upside to community college I regret every second of it!
Freshman this year, skipping Sophomore year and going to Community College. Only 16 and wondering if everyone is way older?
***** no not everyone. If you take night classes or weekend classes then yes there will be a bit more older people but not always. Visit your community college and see the demographic
how many years did you go to community college?? 2??
+troyissmexy Most CCs are only two years. So yeah, 2. :)
so what school you went to after you got your AA at a community college
Ugh, you are beautiful.
Your comment lacks the meat and potatoes content.Community college is far less expensive than Universites,and many times credits from Community College are totally trans ferrable to Universities.
You watched the video but it must have been on mute. Your attention span lacks meat and potatoes.
Very little is mentioned on the tremendous amount of savings,based on the field of study versus the two institutions.Many 4 yr professional programs will take almost credits attained at community colleges,no examples were given,no percentages of cost amounts were given.Fields of study relating to one versus the other and comparrisons made on cost difference,not given.
Very good video!
Hey, I'm from India and I'm thinking to apply to a community college in the US. I've chose Valencia College, Florida and I want to be a cinematographer and join a travel show channel. I want to join New York Film Academy and is it a good move to go to CC (Community College) and then take transfer to NYFA? And I haven't taken any tests like SAT or TOEFL but I've studied English for like 13 years. So, NYFA asks for TOEFL and good GPA and I want to know if I take CC will I get TOEFL and SAT waiver in Universities? And also improve my GPA at CC?
was it easy to move to community college to university?
This popped up when i looked up broward college did you go there ?
Awesome video!
What if ur boyfriend stay like in Austin and have like a house can u still like stay with them or do they like need to sign like a contract if they is 19 yrs old Nd your 18
is it more worth it to start off in a state college
For my major (nursing) community college is a bad option. The level of science classes, especially, for example, are completely different in a university vs. a community college, being much more rigorous at a university. So while CC might be a smart option for some people, it doesn't work for all majors. People might not be a fan of, or "look down on", community college for various reasons. Not everyone feels that way about community colleges because they are stereotyping people!
I think it's all about context and relevance. Here I'm the state I stay, the community college I go to has the most prestigious nursing program in the state. Even though we have the 8th or 7th ranked best medical school in the world, for some reason the best option for nurses is going to this community college. This includes the nursing AA that we also provide. Also, statistics across the board have shown that success among student academically is higher for those who start at a two year school and then finish at a 4 year institute; opposed to those who start at a university. It all really just matters on money, opinion, and research honestly .
v informative video ..Thanks !