Anonymous wrote:Here's what nobody ever talks about. A 18-yr-old is developmentally at a stage where they are interested in romantic/sexual relationships. It's totally normal for them to want to meet and spend time with partners. But who wants that going on in their kid's bedroom? I'm sure some people can make that switch, but I don't want to wake up one morning a find a 20-yr-old stranger in my bathroom after his night with my daughter or son. Once they're a bit older and are past that stage, I could see having them live with me as two adults. But there's a huge transition period that the young adult needs to go through, and that the parent-child relationship needs to go through. And that's much easier to do with them in a dorm someplace where you don't have to sit and hear it.

Great. That’s not why people go to community college instead. They go because they can’t afford 4-year college. Most people can’t.

DCUM is not the target demographic for such a thread as this one.

Here's what nobody ever talks about. A 18-yr-old is developmentally at a stage where they are interested in romantic/sexual relationships. It's totally normal for them to want to meet and spend time with partners. But who wants that going on in their kid's bedroom? I'm sure some people can make that switch, but I don't want to wake up one morning a find a 20-yr-old stranger in my bathroom after his night with my daughter or son. Once they're a bit older and are past that stage, I could see having them live with me as two adults. But there's a huge transition period that the young adult needs to go through, and that the parent-child relationship needs to go through. And that's much easier to do with them in a dorm someplace where you don't have to sit and hear it.

Read some of the profiles of students at Howard County Community College. They are people working on achieving goals. Now I know lots of community college students aren't as focused but the support is there if you are ready for it.
https://www.howardcc.edu/about-us/news-events/profiles/meet-our-students

Anonymous wrote:Some affluent families use nearest commuter state school as community school, smug about saving money.

Smug? Maybe they’re underwater on their house or the kid isn’t too sharp or has MH issues. You don’t know.

Some affluent families use nearest commuter state school as community school, smug about saving money.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The problem with community college is it's not a real college experience. While their peers are rushing frats, going to football games and participating in freshman dorm hijinks, community college kids are still living a high school life -- complete with the bedroom in mom and dad's basement -- but one that's far less fun since most of their friends are off at actual college.

The above is complete bullshit.

Explain.

Because you have some notion of what a “real” college experience is and that it should apply to everybody (football games, frats, dorm hijinks). And you contrast that with another made up experience of the CC kid (staying in mom and dad’s basement, less fun, not “actual” college).

As I said, complete bullshit.

I think what OP is referring to is that more private universities that are having a hard time attracting applicants have signed guaranteed transfer agreements with community colleges like state schools have always done.

My university had a bus to the local community college. Don’t know the details there.

Anonymous wrote:I’m glad it is an option for those who want/need it. It can work wonders for the right kids and adults.

It sure can and it’s a blessing as not many have all the options lined up. It would be a sad day if country lost it.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The problem with community college is it's not a real college experience. While their peers are rushing frats, going to football games and participating in freshman dorm hijinks, community college kids are still living a high school life -- complete with the bedroom in mom and dad's basement -- but one that's far less fun since most of their friends are off at actual college.

The above is complete bullshit.

Explain.

I’m glad it is an option for those who want/need it. It can work wonders for the right kids and adults.

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Anonymous wrote:CC tend to have a low graduation rate and a high drop out rate, not an ideal peer environment for an average 18 year old to prosper but others can really shine there.

See the third post of this thread.

It only substantiate the case that it’s not a great environment.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The problem with community college is it's not a real college experience. While their are rushing frats, going to football games and participating in freshman dorm hijinks, community college kids are still living a high school life -- complete with the bedroom in mom and dad's basement -- but one that's far less fun since most of their friends are off at actual college.

Yeah none of that matters if you can’t afford college.

I went to actual college, and it was great but I couldn’t afford to do Greek life or go to many football games. I had to budget for the tuition bill each semester.

This is the story of most donut hole kids, they don’t get any or much aid, parents can only contribute so much so even though they are MC or UMC, they really get a taste of how poor live, sometimes worse than poor peers who are on full rides.

Anonymous wrote:The problem with community college is it's not a real college experience. While their peers are rushing frats, going to football games and participating in freshman dorm hijinks, community college kids are still living a high school life -- complete with the bedroom in mom and dad's basement -- but one that's far less fun since most of their friends are off at actual college.

The above is complete bullshit.

Anonymous wrote:CC tend to have a low graduation rate and a high drop out rate, not an ideal peer environment for an average 18 year old to prosper but others can really shine there.

See the third post of this thread.

CC tend to have a low graduation rate and a high drop out rate, not an ideal peer environment for an average 18 year old to prosper but others can really shine there.