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[quote=Anonymous]I started out at a community college. This had less to do with grades, or maturity, and more to do with socialization. Almost everyone I knew went to a CC and then transferred to the local state university, except for a handful of wealthy kids, who went away to nice colleges.

I ended up dropping out after a few semesters and started working full-time in a customer support call center, for under $10 an hour (this about 20 years ago) because I wanted to move out of the house. This was before average people had access to so much information about applying for scholarships and financial aid. In hindsight, I wish I had applied because I had good grades and test scores, and probably would have gotten a decent deal from a good school.

I did eventually finish a master's degree at a decent public flagship, and even made Phi Beta Kappa at my undergrad, but I had to work my way through college, while holding down a stressful call center job. I also had basically no social life during this period because all of my time was either at work or school.

The main problem with community colleges is the dropout rates are sky high. This is due to a combination of dealing with kids from lower socioeconomic backgrounds and the general lack of personal attention. A less competitive, but nice, private might be a better choice to at least ensure that your child graduates before getting a $10/hour "full time job."[/quote]

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