For many years, community colleges got very little respect. They were widely considered to be an option for students without the potential to earn a bachelors degree.
When a good student did seriously consider attending a two-year college…a very infrequent occurence…chances are good that others would talk him or her out of it.
But, that’s now history. Today, teachers and counselors frequently recommend community colleges to students of all kinds. Next to online colleges, community colleges are growing faster than all other post-secondary institutions. Here are the reasons for the big change.
1. Community college tuition is far lower than tuition at four-year colleges.
2. Transferring from two-year to four-year colleges has become simplified by the creation of written agreements between them.
3. Community colleges offer fewer elective courses than 4 year institutions, but they tend to offer required courses more frequently. As a result, students have no trouble finding the courses they need at convenient times.
4. With close to 1,300 community colleges nationwide, nearly everyone lives within a half hour of one.
5. People now realize how many successful people started their higher educations at a community college. Among them are astronaut James McDivitt, California Supreme Court Justice Joyce Luther Kennard, and playwright Sam Shepard.
With college costs on the rise, more and more students who need to schedule classes around their jobs, and more community colleges offering courses at satellite campuses, we will continue to see rapid growth in community college enrollment.
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