Why do flagship universities accept community college transfers?

[Anonymous]

It was originally equity but like so many idealistic things it evolved into a back door for some

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It was originally equity but like so many idealistic things it evolved into a back door for some

Or you could look at it as "there are many paths to the same endpoint".

Or "higher education tries to do the right thing and that's important".

I always told my kids that if they got "screwed" we'd find another way. Why do you, PP, think there should only be one true, right, front door way?

Geographic diversity is the obvious play for kids who don't have any other angle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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?

The point of state *flagships* is to educate the best students in the state.

But regardless, this whole thread is stupid; as easy as an A in CC is, it's still more impressive than an A in a high school class.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: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?

The point of state *flagships* is to educate the best students in the state.

But regardless, this whole thread is stupid; as easy as an A in CC is, it's still more impressive than an A in a high school class.

Cite?

[Anonymous]

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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.

+100

So much thus! The privilege and entitlement of posters lately shows how out of some touch people in this area are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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?

This. Is. The. Answer.

Even if that school is one of the tip in the country. The people with kids who transfer are taxpayer too. And arguably have more of a “right” to their public university than OOS

[Anonymous]

Cultural reasons. It is highly unusual for some immigrant families to send (allow) their 17-20 year olds away for college. Add to that, financial reasons. I went to a CC in California, and transferred to a CSU school. It was the only option I had to get a degree. Most of my classmates were minority students in similar situations. They transferred to UCs or a CSU school. My instructors were available outside of classes a lot. I had a UCB professor for my econ class.

[Anonymous]

My cousin's kid did this because where they live CC is free, so the kid did 2 years CC and then transferred with enough credits to only need 18 more months to graduate with a bachelors. Now the kid has a Carolina degree.

For them it was the money.