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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Montgomery College - education is on par or better than some of the schools mentioned above, especially in STEM.  DD went out of state private for 1 year @67k.  Returned home and finished at MC for 5k.  Now finishing up at UMBC, which has a a great ROI. My wallet is happy...lol[/quote]

Why did she come back only after one year?[/quote]

Cost + horrible weather + being home sick.  [/quote]

This is so good to know.  I have heard great things about MC.[/quote]

They way it turned out wasn't planed. While she was away at college I had taken some work force development classes there.  So while on campus I chatted with students and checked out the facilities while enjoying my  classes.  In a couple of my classes I met folks who had graduated from schools such as H. Mudd, etc., and were in class for various reasons.  I asked them what they thought of the education and they all were all very impressed - now this is STEM.  Now when DD returned home with the intention of transferring to a MD 4 year in the fall, I encouraged her to take some summer classes since they would be transferrable.  Well once she started classes she ran into friends she had in her MS  private, and her HS private that had gone to VT, Temple etc. and decided to come home for various reasons.  On friend had lost his baseball scholarship due to injury.  Anyways, once she found a friend base and together with the excellent teaching and Advisors (capitalize because hers were excellent, way better than the jokers at the 4 year private) she decided to stay.  Plus being in her own room and flexibility to drive classes was a bonus.  She has no regrets going away for the year, did visit her friends  to ensure she made the right decision. Also being in class with adult working students, students who were struggling financially and students who had gotten accepted into schools such as Stanford but couldn't afford to attend, was a real world eye opener.  No longer in the bubble she was used to from being in privates all her life.[/quote]

Good for her![/quote]

Love this story and congrats on having a practical and smart DD! I know several successful adults who took a similar path and transferred to a MD 4 year after attending CC. I think it gave them great perspective and work ethic.[/quote]

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