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[quote=Anonymous]I can't speak on DMV area community colleges, but I went to one in Washington and then transferred to the University of Washington seamlessly after two years and graduated from there two years later. The reason I did this was because I had my heart set on getting a degree from UW, but I did not have the money to afford four full years of tuition + room and board there (and it was not commutable from my parents' house) without taking out a big loan. Academically, it was AWESOME. All of my best professors were at the 2 year, not UW, and I really thrived with the small classes in a way that I do not think I would have had I started at UW. They were 100% focused on teaching and we got so much personal attention. I honestly felt OVERprepared for my UW classes. Now, granted, I was a political science and Spanish major, so nothing too specialized. I do think for highly specialized/technical fields like engineering you will probably need to be more strategic about your plan.

Socially: At most big state schools, you will have tons and tons of students transferring in from CCs or other schools as juniors. There were a lot of social events, services, etc. to integrate transfers into the campus so it wasn't a huge issue for me to meet new people and make friends. No, I didn't get the traditional "freshman" experience but whatever -- graduating with ~$30k in loans (vs. the ~$75k I would've had had I started at UW) was totally worth it. Plus it is cool because in CC, I met all sorts of people with totally unique life paths...parents, second career types, fresh out of high schoolers like me, veterans, etc. which I would not have gotten if I'd have gone to UW to begin with. It is different, but no less valuable than getting "lit" (as PP put it) in a freshman dorm with a bunch of 18 year olds.

Hope that helps! [/quote]

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