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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I began college at a top-tier university,  but I was only able to complete three months of my first semester before I had to take medical leave due to a life-threatening illness. I was still undergoing treatment the following school year, so I took classes at a local community college while I was in treatment.

Community college was the best decision I made. I had outstanding professors,  learmed how to study, was able to complete all my "basic" courses and pre-requisites, and earned a 4.0. Although I was medically cleared to return to my university after a year, I decided to finish my Associate's degree at the community college before transferring to complete my Bachelor's degree.

I am a huge proponent of students considering community college. It is not right for everyone, but it is right for many.

BTW, I did not have a single professor or instructor who was just "phoning it in."[/quote]

I am very glad that you had this experience, but I'm finding it hard to believe that your CC classes were equal to those at a top-tier university.  I have taken classes at both.  Many of the CC professors are dedicated teachers, but the quality of writing that is expected and the depth of understanding that exams assess is in no way comparable.[/quote]

We are not talking junior and senior level work. But the beginning and into courses. So you are in a much smaller class taught and graded by a prof at cc be a giant lecture in a state school which is mostly taught by tad who go over the problem sets etc.  and I don’t think anyone is comparing cc to top 10 schools in the country. It’s just another way to save a little $ and maybe get something else out of the college experience. [/quote]

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