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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The "cheapest" option, community college, wouldn't have been a good fit for me because of my field of study, it was also a situation where, at least at the time, the kids from my high school who went to CC did so because they didn't know what else to do or because they didn't get into the closest state university.  I took a couple classes over the summer there and it was like being back in my worst gen ed classes in high school with other students sleeping, being disruptive, etc.

I sometimes wish I had chosen the cheapER option that still would have been a good fit for what I wanted to do- I still would have had to take out loans but not as much.  Ultimately, the small college I attended helped me achieve my career goals and I was able to pay off my loans eventually, but it did hamper my choices in my 20s/early 30s.  [/quote]

Bingo. Folks who recommend CC for an above average student are idiots. Outside of maybe a random single course to take over the summer and transfer in (if your university will even allow it), it’s a pointless waste of time and just ruins your social life and segue to university. You miss out on all the freshman connections.[/quote]

You’re an idiot. [/quote]

This forum is full of people who would send OTHER people’s kids to CC. Or are trying to rationalize why their unmotivated kid went to one or why they are control freaks who forced their kid(s) to live at home and commute to a local college. If your kid is bright, CC is a waste of time and just produces atrophy and torpedos your kid’s social life and experience they’ll get out of university once they transfer. Lot of fun being the weird CC transfer kid doesn’t have any friends from freshman year.[/quote]

I’m glad that finances aren’t a concern for your family. Hopefully though, your child is mature enough to understand that not every family has the money to send their kid for 3-4 years and pay their rent + tuition.[/quote]

[b]How would you not know finances are a concern? You had 18 years to prepare. [/b]If family funding is tight, you had better be on your kid's butt to have strong high school marks, so they can maybe get into a top 50 university with the best financial aid and/or you can shop around tier two and three universities for merit awards.

I do not think there's any value in making your kid be the smartest in the room at community college for a year, let alone two. And frankly, I'm struggling to think of 24 let alone 60 credits worth of courses a smart kid with a bunch of AP credits would even find value and transferable value in. CCs are last chance colleges and places for nurses and dental techs, not places for 90 percentile smart kids who have a shot at VT and UVA.[/quote]

Wow you sound really out of touch. [/quote]

I have worked in higher education for decades. I've literally never seen a smart, accomplished teen end up in community college. It's more-so a message board hypothetical than a real thing. It's honestly pointless. If you have great high school marks, you can get a boatload of merit from some excellent colleges. There are thousands of universities between the Ivy League and UVA and community college. I mean, come on. "Saving" a few bucks to deprive your kid a freshman year experience and letting them be the genius in a room full of burnouts? Why? How is that inspiring? How does that make them a better student? How does that help their goals? It is legitimately harmful.

If they're a mediocre high school student, want to pursue a trade, want tech certs, want to be a nurse or dental tech, sure, go to community college. Otherwise, avoid.[/quote]

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