care to rewrite that AT?
that makes absolutely no sense.
that makes absolutely no sense.
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Posts: 18009 (05/19/08 7:35 PM) MESS member |
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 sadllama |
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Posts: 1389 (05/19/08 8:18 PM) |
Hey now, poor, dumb people need their edumacation too.
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Angela in WI |
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Posts: 22517 (05/19/08 8:22 PM) Registered User |
I took one semester at a community college and totally had a great fuck buddy the whole time whom I met in 2 of my classes. We both went on the real
universities the following semester.
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Atypical Male |
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Posts: 1132 (05/19/08 8:24 PM) |
CBRetriever wrote:X I also took some at a 4-year school. Their senior level courses, which were supposedly better than were the ones at the CC, didn't even begin to compare. We covered things in a COBOL I course at the CC which the COBOL II course at the university didn't even get to, let alone the first COBOL course there. I had to retake the courses at the university because the CC classes weren't "junior or senior" level classes, and their credits wouldn't transfer. Bullshit. The supposedly 'lesser' classes at the CC absolutely destroyed the theoretical b/s classes taught at the other school. I also taught at the CC, a couple of years after I'd graduated, and a number of my students told me that I was the toughest instructor they'd ever had. T/F and multiple-guess questions? Ha-ha, don't THINK so.  My tests were chuck-full of discussion questions from hell. I had a couple of coworkers who also taught there, though, whose tests were ridiculously
simple things which they ran through a scan-tron machine to grade... so it's all dependent upon the individual teaching the course.
Basically, some CC's aren't as good as are the local universities... but vice-versa, as well. |
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quietsurvivorfan |
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Posts: 15258 (05/19/08 8:33 PM) Registered user |
I took classes during my co-op engineering semester to avoid my 15 credit hours of humanities sitting in hoooge lecture halls taking stupid classes like psy
101, etc. I really appreciated the class size of 20 versus 1500 and not having to take tests in the armory at night at the university. I also took my electives
at the JC, so I transferred 22 credit hours or so over to Purdue and was able to take a SANE class load for an engineer. It essentially freed me up to only
take 4 or 5 classes a semester instead of 5 or 6 to graduate in "4" years, even though the co-op program was really 5 years because of the 100 work
weeks during that time span. I appreciated having real world instructors at the CC. Also, the CC I went to was fully accredited to all classes transferred to
the Big 10 schools everywhere.
If I had a kid in high school, I would also encourage the dual enrollment. That head start for college is a real advantage when someone goes off to college for real. |
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LaurenTheLush |
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Posts: 1207 (05/19/08 8:37 PM) |
I took two summer classes at the community college by my house, but I've never actually been an accredited student at one. All four of my college years
were spent at an actual University.
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CBRetriever |
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Posts: 18014 (05/19/08 8:40 PM) MESS member |
the C++ classes were a bear at the CC
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Fcuk You ywia |
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Posts: 1837 (05/19/08 9:26 PM) Registered User |
So the general consensus is that OT posters are poor.
Just confirming what I already assumed, really. |
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CBRetriever |
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Posts: 18023 (05/19/08 9:30 PM) MESS member |
huh?
CC offered Unix classes, dbase programming and oracle before the University offered it. and I got a degree from a University before I ever went to a CC - I looked at it as continuing education |
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sadllama |
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Posts: 1390 (05/19/08 9:53 PM) |
CC is great if you wanna take a few credits in the summer to make your schedule at a real college a little lighter. Anyone who thinks that an associates degree
is worth anything though is kidding themselves.
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Guatevia |
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Posts: 515 (05/19/08 10:06 PM) Registered User |
I got a BA degree about 12 years ago from a university. I wanted to spend my stimulus check on something good, so I'm taking two summer-session art courses
at the local CC. It's a chance to be creative, pick up some skills that will look good on my resume, and give myself more career options in the future.
It's only 5 miles away, the class sizes are small, and it's a good way to network since many of your classmates are in the real world.
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BackBayBerries |
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Posts: 180 (05/19/08 10:08 PM) Registered user |
I was a fuck up in high school, so went to a CC at night for a couple of years before going on to a private university. I don't remember how many classes
I took there, but I received one full year of credit toward my BS.
I went on to pass the CPA exam the first time I took it, and eventually earned over 6 figures plus very generous bonuses until I quit last year to stay home with the brats (which is way harder than working outside the home, at least for me). CC's have easier grading, no question, but it's still what you choose to put into it. eta: sounds stupid to say 'passed the CPA exam the first time I took it', but for people unfamiliar with this exam, it's pretty fucking difficult, and the majority of people have to take at least part of it more than once (there are four parts over two days).
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superguppie |
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Posts: 22930 (05/19/08 10:12 PM) Registered user |
CC's have easier grading, no question, but it's still what you choose to put into it.Total agreement. It's what you put into it, and more importantly, what you want out of a college education. Community colleges give a lot of people opportunities that they wouldn't otherwise have, can be a launching pad to a university, and used to be one of the very few ways you could get a degree while working full time. |
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simmom2001 |
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Posts: 320 (05/19/08 11:08 PM) |
My CC has a very good RN level nursing program. I was just accepted for fall semester. There were 380 applicants and 95 spots in the program. Their NCLEX pass
average is 95.56%, so I'm thrilled that I have access to a low cost but pretty good quality education. My sister got her BSN at a University and her
education would have cost 50,000 if my stepdad wasn't a tenured prof (too bad I was too old to qualify for this free education too).
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finishthemoff |
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Posts: 8576 (05/19/08 11:53 PM) Registered user |
CC is pretty good. They are transferable, so it saved me a lot of time when I went to University to finish courses. However, I would not recommend attending
community colleges just to get a degree when there are certifications available. Unless those degrees are technical or required from your CURRENT employment,
it is worthless unless you went to go to four-year. It is okay to go to community colleges if you want to take classes for fun.
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Shutterbug78 |
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Posts: 1986 (05/20/08 12:02 AM) Registered User |
I was a bit of a screwoff in h.s. too, so when I decided to go back the local CC was cheaper and it was less intimidating. Now I have a full scholly - tuition,
fees + books - to a 4 year next year to finish up. *shrugs*
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finishthemoff |
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Posts: 8580 (05/20/08 12:04 AM) Registered user |
If you are not sure what to do with your life, CC may be the answer to your equation. If you are planning to attend an university and hated some seniors in
your class, CC may be perfect for one to two years before some seniors eventually dropped out, making room for fresh starts! ;)
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ItsAlanisbitch |
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Posts: 59 (05/20/08 1:46 AM) |
BTW... how much do books usually cost at CCs? Just wondering.
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Undertakeress |
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Posts: 5805 (05/20/08 3:10 AM) Registered User |
Books are just as expensive at CCs as they are at Univs.
I got my bachelors at a University in Michigan - went on a full ride athletic scholarship. Decided 7 years later it didn't pay squat and now I'm back at our local CC going for my RN degree. Our RN program is one of the best in the state - 98% passage on the NCLEX and they only take 40 a year. I will probably get in a Univ of Michigan and get my BSN there for free. |
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survivorjb2003 |
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Posts: 5448 (05/20/08 4:44 AM) Registered user |
I took Anatomy and Physiology I and II at community colleges.
Never, ever again. The students are so fucking stupid and make me want to cut myself. |
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