Is it better to go to a 4-year university or go to a community college 2 years and transer then?? which is?

Question

which way is cheaper? besides being cheaper is it better? or would you prefer to pay more at a well known school?

Answer 1

I went to a four-year college and paid more to take courses I could have gotten at a community college while living at home. If I could do it over again, I would go to the community college and transfer to a university to get the degree. I would have saved a ton of money. The problem was, I wanted to get away from home and so didn't think it through. I didn't take college seriously at first and almost got kicked out. That wouldn't have happened had I gone to a two-year school first.

How much money a college costs has nothing to do with it. Sure, Harvard or Yale or a Big Ten will look good on your resume, but even education at a community college and then transferring to a small (unknown?) college will give you a great start on a career. It's not the college; it's what you put into getting an education. NO EMPLOYER has ever asked me what colleges I attended or passed me up because of that. It was ME and MY TALENT that won me each job.

Answer 2

If money is an issue and having a full, 4-year, college "experience" isn't important, than I would highly recommend going to a community college for 2 years, and then transferring in to a 4-year institution. Many community colleges partner with local universities to ensure the first 2 years of your coursework are transferrable and applicable into 4-year degrees, and they'll help you so you don't waste time taking courses that won't transfer.

Doing it this way is JUST as good as going to the 4-year school the entire time. There are so many more students going this route because of rising costs, and demands to work while in school, etc. If you can do it this way, I would recommend it. Good luck!

Answer 3

Take 2 years at a community college where I am it is an Associates in arts, they are the same classes that you would take at a 4 year university and it is much cheaper. Also this helps with the initial transition to a university. Alot of people I know went from HS to a 4yr ended up dropping out or changing their major within the first year.

Answer 4

If these are state schools you are talking about -- generally they have agreements with each other.

In the University System of Georgia, a state school has to take all the credits of a graduate with an AA or AS from a community college. I don't know about other states, but I would imagine they have something similar.

IN the end, you don't even have to put the community college on you resume, but it would probably be cheaper, easier, etc. than going to the university at first. You might also have a greater chance of having instructors are focused on teaching and not having grad students teaching you.

Answer 5

It only matters where you complete your degree, not where you start it. Transfer students do not have an asterisk next to their name that states *only finished here

It is much cheaper to take anything that will transfer at a community college then transfer to 4 year school.

Just do yourself a HUGE favor and do not believe the two year school about what is transferable. Pick your 4 year school FIRST, take the course schedule from your 2 year school to the 4 year advisor and have them tell you what will transfer.

Most community colleges will screw you out of a few thousand dollars worth of classes that you will end up re-taking at the university. Don't let that happen to you.

Good luck in your studies.

Answer 6

I think going to the four-year university is better because you won't run into any dilemmas with the 2-year college classes not transferring over to the 4-year college, or the classes not qualifying for the curriculum you need at the 4-year. Many times you can develop relationships with administrators and teachers over the course of the matriculation. However, 2-year colleges are better for some because of scheduling, cost, and readiness.

Answer 7

Obviously community college for 2 years is much cheaper.

Answer 8

The cost is less in a 2 yr community college, in my area the 2yr college is 73.00 a credit hr and the 4yr is 323.00 per credit hr.I think a 4yr is more of a get away from Mom and Dad and party thing at first until they figure out they better settle down. Kind of a growing up process.

Answer 9

Going to the community college is usually cheaper. Going to the four year college is better.

If it is a prestigious four year college, is is much better.

Answer 10

Employers look at where you have attended school, and the 4-year university will get you hired faster, and will pay more in the end. If you begin at community college, there won't be many credits transfer to university.