Why do flagship universities accept community college transfers?

[Anonymous]

Getting an A in a community college class is, at best, like getting a C in that same class at a flagship. Yet flagships are happy to accept community college students with B averages. What’s the point of working hard in high school if it’s this easy?

[Anonymous]

Money. They can get more students and it doesn’t affect their US News rankings.

[Anonymous]

It depends on the professor. Community Colleges are feeders.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Money. They can get more students and it doesn’t affect their US News rankings.

Why don’t they just accept more freshmen if they want more students?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Getting an A in a community college class is, at best, like getting a C in that same class at a flagship. Yet flagships are happy to accept community college students with B averages. What’s the point of working hard in high school if it’s this easy?

To learn? I think it’s a good thing to give people that can’t start at four year university a chance?

[Anonymous]

Kids that can't afford 4 years at flagship?
Kids that can live at home?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Getting an A in a community college class is, at best, like getting a C in that same class at a flagship. Yet flagships are happy to accept community college students with B averages. What’s the point of working hard in high school if it’s this easy?

If it’s so great then feel free to send your kids to CC. It saves $$

[Anonymous]

Some kids need extra time before starting at a 4 year college. It’s great for kids that aren’t ready freshman year but can do well when they’re older.

[Anonymous]

Community colleges are usually better for non traditional students. If you graduated from school 10 years ago and now you want a degree, should you be disqualified from ever attending college?

[Anonymous]

The point of state schools is to educate state residents. This includes students who weren't able to go straight to 4 year schools for whatever reason, including finances or family commitments. Why do you assume your student is better than them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Getting an A in a community college class is, at best, like getting a C in that same class at a flagship. Yet flagships are happy to accept community college students with B averages. What’s the point of working hard in high school if it’s this easy?

To learn? I think it’s a good thing to give people that can’t start at four year university a chance?

I agree that community college students should be allowed to transfer to a four-year university. What I don’t understand is why they’re eligible to transfer to the best public universities in the country.

[Anonymous]

It's affordability plus understanding that not all students have alert parents cluing them in on how to get ahead in life starting at kindergarten.

It's very useful for adults who are self-paying for college. And it seems to be evolving into a great hack for high schoolers to backdoor into institutions that are hard to get into for freshman year.

I have no issues with this.

AP crammers are trying to get out of college in 3 years. Transfers may arrive for sophomore or junior year. What's the harm in other kids only spending 2-3 years at a flagship?

[Anonymous]

The state college system includes a variety of schools and a means for students to transfer between them to educate its population. We all pay taxes towards them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Getting an A in a community college class is, at best, like getting a C in that same class at a flagship. Yet flagships are happy to accept community college students with B averages. What’s the point of working hard in high school if it’s this easy?

To learn? I think it’s a good thing to give people that can’t start at four year university a chance?

I agree that community college students should be allowed to transfer to a four-year university. What I don’t understand is why they’re eligible to transfer to the best public universities in the country.

Because the "best" should not only be for those who are some combination of academically perfect, rich, lucky.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It depends on the professor. Community Colleges are feeders.

This.


These days, it’s possible that the same people are teach classes at both institutions due to adjuncting.