Which is better, community college or a university?

Question

I'm a sophmore in high school right now, and I'm currently taking my junior classes too. I'm a pretty extrovert person, and I love my friends to death, but I feel getting the early start on education surpass the year I'll miss. I have a 4.6 GPA and I take tutoring at Sylvan so I can up my learning level in math, reading, writing, etc.

Despite that, I'm having difficulty finding out if I should go to my local community college or not. Some say it's better to "ease" into CC and get the college feel, but I don't know. Can somebody please list pros and cons, or say their own personal testimonails. And by the way the price of the classes are irrelevant.

Answer 1

Well, you could save your parents thousands of dollars in tuition fees if you go to a junior college for a year or two first. You can find the basic classes that you have to take for your desired major and get them taken care of in a community college.
Not to mention the fact that the classes will be smaller and you will be able to get more attention from your teacher. You will also be taught by the actual teacher who was hired to teach the course and not some graduate student (who often barely speaks English) because the Professor is off doing research or writing books and papers because the college wants the prestige associated with published Professors. The basic classes in a four year university are often HUGE and don't even think about getting to a teacher to ask a question. Plus, you can live at home and commute to a community college which means that you won't be under pressure to spend all your free time partying thus wasting your time and your parents money.
The advantage to being a little more mature when you do go to a university can be enormous if it means avoiding the alcohol and sex parties that seem to be big on campus these days. Not turning into an alcoholic or dying from alcohol poisoning (it happens more then you think) can be a BIG plus in later life.

Answer 2

If I could start all over again I'd go to a community college first which is where I am at now. At a University you are looking at auditorium size classes with 150 people or more sometimes. You often don't get your questions answered during class because they professors don't notice you if you don't sit in the front. You can be easily distracted with so many people in a class if they are holding side conversations or doing other distracting things. Where as in a Community College you have classrooms with about 30-50 people and the professor is more likely to notice you. After attending a whole year at a University I wish I would've started at the CC first. It would've saved me alot more money. I love my classes at the CC all my professors know me by name and I can ask questions and actually get them answered. My grades and gpa have gone up. I do plan to go back to a University once I finish with basics.

Answer 3

I don't understand high schools nowadays.. how can one achieve a grade point average of above a 4.0? That used to be as high as it went if you pulled straight A's, but I keep seeing people posting comments saying that they've got 4.2, 4.4, etc.

I'd go with the community college. If I could go back in time, I would have done it that way rather than rushing off to the 4-year university. You'll save a lot of money doing it, plus it's a much better transition into college life. A lot of university freshmen are completely overwhelmed their first year.

Answer 4

A community college is a good way to get a lot of your general ed requirements out of the way for a lot less money. Talk to a counselor at the CC and find out which ones will transfer to the university you want to go to, then take those general ed courses at the CC. You'll save a lot of money, not only on registration fees, but on textbooks. That's what I did and it worked out well. I still had a great time at my university, but didn't spend my time trying to balance between general ed classes, pre-requisites for my major, and electives. Good luck!

Answer 5

I think the Community College.