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[quote=Anonymous][b][quote=Anonymous]I looked into the guaranteed admission program.  It's more complicated than you think.  Anything less than a B in many classes means you don't qualify for the guaranteed admission program.  You would have to be very intentional and strategic in knowing which 4-yr degree you want so that you pick the right CC classes to get credit.

Still, I was interested for my kids.  However, the statistics on the percentage of kids who start at CC and eventually get a 4 yr degree are not good.  I think it's something like 15% actually get the 4 yr degree.  That might be your kid, or it might not.  I think the social "pressure" to stay on a path to a 4 yr degree is missing.  And that probably translates into less career-oriented summer plans (jobs/internships).

In theory it seems like a good plan, and I'm glad it is an option since my oldest is not a very strong student.  But, after reading up on it, I concluded that on the whole, it would be better for my child to go to a less competitive 4 yr college than try to do the 2+2 guaranteed admissions program.  If your child is quite motivated and is focussed on using the guaranteed admission program to get the 4 yr degree at the least cost, then I think it can work well.... but that assumes a pretty mature and focussed child -- who probably wouldn't be left with CC as the only option anyway.[/b]

Since we have enough $ to pay for a less competitive state school, I think the overall "4 yr college" environment is probably better for a kid who isn't at the top of the class.

Now, if my child fails out of a 4 yr college, CC would be a good back up.    So, I'm glad CC is an option ... but all things considered, it's not the best for encouraging maturity and career effort.[/quote]

NVCC is an xlnt option providing you research it and follow all the prescriptions the PP above lays out.  It's a terrific program yet I have never met a single family/kid who has done it successfully and transferred into UVA (live inNoVA).  But someone must do it because UVA takes some 800 students every year from the NVCC schools in VA.  We're 1:03, the family who had the awful professor for a summer science course.[/quote]

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