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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unless you choose community college, the competition and vetting of professors is very solid.[/quote]

Having been a professor at a University and a CC, I have to disagree with this wholeheartedly.

I have encountered professors who are lazy or let class go early or cancel class a lot, but I have never encountered a professor who is both that and a super tough, unfair grader. I can also honestly say that I have never seen a professor grade poorly to spite a student, or grade incorrectly due to ignorance. What I have seen is large lecture classes with maybe 3 multiple choices tests all semester where if the student does poorly on one or so-so on all, their grade is less than desirable. That's a legitimate grade though, and that is life.

Also, my chairs at a 4-year and CC WANT students to succeed. They don't want us to faux-pass everyone, but they want us to provide opportunities to succeed and in come cases, correct. This is especially encouraged at community colleges, where more students can come from challenging circumstances and extra credit is often offered.

You make this sound as if "bad" professors and unfair mysterious grading are common. They are not, and the oversight and accreditation processes that colleges are constantly going through will not tolerate these behaviors. That's not to say it never happens, but it is no more likely than having a high school teacher who is straight up out to get a good kid - weird and super unlikely, but I suppose it may happen once in a long while one time to one kid. [/quote]

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