Spin off.. Why not get AD at cheap community college

That is what I did coasted through and never had to open a book graduated with a 3.6 GPA from Junior College. Now that first semester at a real college did open up my eyes and decrease my GPA significantly, but I did not have to take all the BS freshman orientation and other required course because my core classes transferred from the JC.

The absolute best way to do college in my opinion is dual enrollment the last 2-3 years of high school.

Just about any decent student can earn 36-48 hours, which is basically two years of community college. Dual enrollment courses are $100 each. So you have paid $1200-$1600 over 2-3 years and you have nearly two years of college.

And there is no stank from going community college. Seriously, community college today is a joke. It used to be alright, but it is ridiculously bad now. Most have more remedial courses than regular courses. This will only get worse if CC becomes "free" under a Democrat president.

Plus, its becoming harder to transfer from CC to a 4 year. You'll always be able to transfer to a regional public 4 year, but some state flagships are starting to nix CC transfers.

FWIW, typically my worst students are CC transfers with 3.5 GPAs.

A lot of people are doing this now, CAD.

I'm a CM graduate and I keep up with the goings on in the industry especially because I've been looking for interns. BRCC has a Associate CM program and the AGC is working very closely with them on tailoring it to make students very prepared and successful in transferring in to LSU after they finish. Its a really good program with the aims to set students up for success.

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Spin off.. Why not get AD at cheap community college
Then transfer to college of your choice for your bachelor's?

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Because I had a full ride to LSU.


I agree though, it makes sense for a lot of people, my sister did exactly that through BRCC/LSU.

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FWIW, typically my worse students are CC transfers with 3.5 GPAs.

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Did you learn English the same place they did?

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I know a lot of people that did this with UT since they couldn't get in out of high school.

I took a few summer course at Houston CC while at LSU and working in Houston. The classes were a joke. I am retarded at schooling and would get A's.

In places where it is increasingly difficult to get into the primary state school(s), you see this more often. Georgia, for example. Although I see it more from minor state schools than actual community colleges.

But I think stigma is a problem, and perhaps more so, the non-completion rates are very high. A lot of people stick around their HS friends in their home town and are going to school with people who may have far, far lower ambitions. A lot don't end up going to their target schools, some don't even move beyond CC or otherwise take much longer to get a 4 year degree.

If we get to the point where CC isn't so stigmatized and a better quality of student makes up the average CC, I think it'll be a much better option.

Why not?

In LA, TOPS. If TOPS goes away you'll see more of this.

It's exactly what I did. I didn't take all of the courses in high school that were required to get into college. So I went to a community college for a year then transferred into a four-year university. Worked out well for me.