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re: Spin off.. Why not get AD at cheap community college
Posted on 11/2/16 at 9:20 am to CAD703X
Posted on 11/2/16 at 9:20 am to CAD703X
A downside for me is I would have missed out on LSU's 2003 season my freshman year. The memories from going to all the games, including both post season games are worth more than the money it cost me.
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Posted on 11/2/16 at 9:22 am to CAD703X
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What's the downside of savings thousands of dollars but still getting transferable credits?
Delays graduation. Most community colleges don't offer the courses engineering majors take in their first couple years. And those courses are prerequisites for 3rd and 4th year classes.
Posted on 11/2/16 at 9:29 am to CAD703X
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Why not get AD at cheap community college
Then transfer to college of your choice for your bachelor's?
Lots of people do that.
I can't even begin to count the number of people who went to Gainesville (at the time it was a 2 year community college, it's since been turned into a 4 year. But it's in Athens so people can still kinda sorta get the "UGA experience", or at least the athens experience..) for 2 years then transferred to UGA.
I got in after HS and stuggled that first year while everyone else transferred in with like 3.9 GPAs. When it was all said and done they got a UGA degree same as I did but they only had to do 2 years of real coursework opposed to 4 and ended up with stellar GPAs.
With that said, I wouldn't have traded it for anything.
Posted on 11/2/16 at 9:31 am to CAD703X
Wish I would've done it to pad my GPA. I basically learned the same amount of nothing from the teachers. Very much regretting that now
Posted on 11/2/16 at 9:31 am to torrey225
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Delays graduation. Most community colleges don't offer the courses engineering majors take in their first couple years. And those courses are prerequisites for 3rd and 4th year classes.
Yep, CC is beneficial depending on your major. Fields such as Business, English, General Studies you can easily start off at a CC and transfer to a university with no red tape at all.
Posted on 11/2/16 at 9:36 am to Tarik One
Some have pre-engineering pathways. I believe Delgado does. Not sure about BRCC, but I suspect they do also
Posted on 11/2/16 at 9:40 am to anc
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typically my worst students are CC transfers with 3.5 GPAs.
I guess I would be an exception. I was challenged at my community college IWCC (Iowa Western Community College). Transferred to ULL (University of Louisiana at Lafayette). Went from 3.6 to 3.86 by graduation.
Most community colleges probably are crap, but are you referring to technical colleges as well? Those aren't actually degrees, those are certifications. A community college has to have some accredation and the good ones transfer fine. That's something you should check before attending anywhere, 2 year or 4 year.
Posted on 11/2/16 at 9:43 am to CAD703X
I went to a JUCO my first year,wasn't crazy about it, but as soon as I got to 4 year I knew had I not gone JUCO first I would have most certainly failed out.
Posted on 11/2/16 at 9:46 am to CAD703X
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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?
I've suggested this to some people before because it truly is a financially sound decision.
The problem is that you are assuming that you are going to learn something during those two years fulfilling general education prerequisite courses.
There are so many dumb, uninspired, apathetic, and pathetic people taking classes at community colleges. Surrounding yourself with that many unsuccessful people can often result in negative performance for yourself as well. Plus, the instructors and faculty are going to be inferior to four-year universities.
Posted on 11/2/16 at 9:47 am to Steadyhands
If you go to a place like brcc or Delgado, it isn't hard to transfer to a state university. I don't know why anyone would say that it is.
Posted on 11/2/16 at 9:50 am to CAD703X
Most 18 year old kids don't think like that. I should have gone to BRCC at first but I wanted to go to LSU and sit in the student section, hang out in the quad, etc...
Posted on 11/2/16 at 10:04 am to TigerStripes06
At least in the past it was often done here in Maryland. I assume it's still the case, but I have friends who never took the SAT/ACT and went to Maryland community colleges where, after completing two years of satisfactory courses, they were guaranteed admittance to any college in the University of Maryland system. They admit they couldn't have gotten directly into a 4 year college and couldn't pass/didn't want to take standardized tests.
I also have a coworker who lives further north and his daughter has gone to a couple of different 4 year universities (like NYU and UCONN) and said her best instruction was at the community college.
When I think about those GAs who were teaching me freshmen algebra at LSU I know they didn't want to be there; maybe I could have gotten better instruction from an instructor at a community college who wanted to be there teaching rather than being forced to do it while they really wanted to be doing research/working on their own degree, and gotten that at a lower price?
I also have a coworker who lives further north and his daughter has gone to a couple of different 4 year universities (like NYU and UCONN) and said her best instruction was at the community college.
When I think about those GAs who were teaching me freshmen algebra at LSU I know they didn't want to be there; maybe I could have gotten better instruction from an instructor at a community college who wanted to be there teaching rather than being forced to do it while they really wanted to be doing research/working on their own degree, and gotten that at a lower price?
Posted on 11/2/16 at 10:16 am to CAD703X
If someone is undecided on a major I think the CC route is the way to go.
I went to a CC before transferring to a four year school. As far as CC classes being easier- I think that depends on the teacher. My science classes were difficult and on par with a 4 year school, but math was really lacking. When I got to the four year school and took Statistics I was way behind the other students.
I went to a CC before transferring to a four year school. As far as CC classes being easier- I think that depends on the teacher. My science classes were difficult and on par with a 4 year school, but math was really lacking. When I got to the four year school and took Statistics I was way behind the other students.
Posted on 11/2/16 at 10:19 am to CAD703X
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still getting transferable credits?
if you think credit will all transfer
Posted on 11/2/16 at 10:49 am to CoachChappy
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still getting transferable credits?
if you think credit will all transfer
not sure where you go to college, but here in TN they actually have guides at all the CCs for feeding into all the 4 year colleges.
in nashville we have great 4 year schools; triveca, vandy, belmont, lipscomb, MTSU...
its a 1:1 match.
if you're going out of state..then i have no knowledge what will or wont work.
Posted on 11/2/16 at 10:54 am to CAD703X
I don't know if you could do this for engineering or science curriculum
I know I wouldn't have
I know I wouldn't have
Posted on 11/2/16 at 10:58 am to Salmon
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I don't know if you could do this for engineering or science curriculum
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Pre-Engineering A.S.
Overview
Gain a solid base in engineering fundamentals.
The Associate of Science degree with an emphasis in Pre-Engineering prepares you to begin your pursuit of a career in engineering before transferring to earn a bachelor's degree at a four-year university. Gain a competitive edge through coursework, advising, and networking as you complete your general education course requirements and foundational math and chemistry courses.
You have choices.
Design the Pre-Engineering AS degree at Nashville State with the transfer university program of your choice in mind. Consult your NSCC program advisor and the catalog from the transfer university throughout the advising/registration process to ensure your successful transfer to complete your bachelor's degree after your graduation from Nashville State.
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Transfer Degrees
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Set the groundwork for your bachelor's degree with a 2-year A.A. or A.S. transfer degree.
Accounting A.S.
Art (Studio) A.A.
Biology A.S.
Business Administration A.S.
Chemistry A.S.
Child Development and Family Relations A.S.
Civil Engineering A.S.
Computer Science A.S.
Criminal Justice A.A. and A.S.
Early Childhood Education A.S.
Early Childhood Education Pre K-3 A.S.T.
Economics A.A. and A.S.
Electrical Engineering A.S.
Elementary Education A.S.
English A.A.
Exercise Science A.S.
Finance A.S.
Foreign Language A.A.
Geography A.A. and A.S.
Healthcare Management A.A. and A.S.
History A.A. and A.S.
Information Systems A.S.
K-5 Elementary Education A.S.T.
Management A.S.
Marketing A.S.
Mathematics A.S.
Mechanical Engineering A.S.
Middle Grades Education A.S.
Music A.F.A.
Philosophy A.A. and A.S.
Physics A.S.
Political Science A.A. and A.S.
Pre-Engineering A.S.
Pre-Health Professions A.S.
Pre-Industrial Technology A.S.
Pre-Law A.A. and A.S.
Pre-Nursing A.S.
Pre-Occupational Therapy A.S.
Pre-Physical Therapy A.S.
Psychology A.A. and A.S.
Secondary Education A.S.
Social Work A.A. and A.S.
Sociology A.A. and A.S.
Special Education A.S.
Speech Communication A.A. and A.S.
This post was edited on 11/2/16 at 10:59 am
Posted on 11/2/16 at 11:00 am to CAD703X
good luck with that
plus not all CCs offer that
some CC in Nashville wouldn't have helped me
plus not all CCs offer that
some CC in Nashville wouldn't have helped me
This post was edited on 11/2/16 at 11:01 am
Posted on 11/2/16 at 11:01 am to CAD703X
I just went to LSU for 8 years...two to frick off, three to get an undergrad, a semesters to change colleges, and 2.5 for a masters.
I have some terrible karma coming my way from my son, terrible.
I have some terrible karma coming my way from my son, terrible.
This post was edited on 11/2/16 at 11:03 am
Posted on 11/2/16 at 11:09 am to Salmon
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I don't know if you could do this for engineering or science curriculum
This. Many degrees require 3 and even 4 years of pre-requisite classes in their college to graduate. I knew a lot of people in engineering, pharmacy, nursing, building science, etc. that even with an AA it would take 3 years or more at the college of choice to graduate.
A high percentage of kids start college with lofty expectations and then transfer into easier majors that they would of benefited from going to CC for a year or more originally, but hindsight is 20/20.
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