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<blockquote data-quote="beentheredonethat" data-source="post: 1417852" data-attributes="member: 4886"><p>Upstate, If you are talking about that upper 1% who can get into the likes of MIT or Harvard then I would want them to go to that caliber of school. Especially if they are awarded substantial scholarships. Similarly, if they can get into other high level colleges with significant scholarships to bring the cost of college to very reasonable levels I'd also want them to go there. However, for a large majority of students the first two years have "core" courses, Calculus, Chemistry, Physics, College Writing etc. (I'm basing this on my freshman courses for engineering). These courses are generally boring. You can take most of these courses at a 2 year community college and pay far far less and they transfer to many 4 year colleges. A fraternity brother of mine knew he wanted to go to a certain state college for a 4 year degree in Industrial engineering. However, he had to pay for college himself and wanted to reduce costs. He did a dual enrollment and got his A.S. degree then his B.S. degree in 4 years. He paid roughly 25% less overall, he had 2 degrees instead of just one. His overall GPA was higher too. (Since credits transfer but not GPA). Many students typically do better in their Jr and Sr year while they take courses in their major vs the initial two years of core courses. Just because it is a community college does not mean they will be bored. For those students who are "asked to not come back" if that occurs, they at least did not spend that much money failing. Overall, I see a community college as a great deal. My daughter did not attend one, my son is starting to look and i will let him choose what he wants to do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="beentheredonethat, post: 1417852, member: 4886"] Upstate, If you are talking about that upper 1% who can get into the likes of MIT or Harvard then I would want them to go to that caliber of school. Especially if they are awarded substantial scholarships. Similarly, if they can get into other high level colleges with significant scholarships to bring the cost of college to very reasonable levels I'd also want them to go there. However, for a large majority of students the first two years have "core" courses, Calculus, Chemistry, Physics, College Writing etc. (I'm basing this on my freshman courses for engineering). These courses are generally boring. You can take most of these courses at a 2 year community college and pay far far less and they transfer to many 4 year colleges. A fraternity brother of mine knew he wanted to go to a certain state college for a 4 year degree in Industrial engineering. However, he had to pay for college himself and wanted to reduce costs. He did a dual enrollment and got his A.S. degree then his B.S. degree in 4 years. He paid roughly 25% less overall, he had 2 degrees instead of just one. His overall GPA was higher too. (Since credits transfer but not GPA). Many students typically do better in their Jr and Sr year while they take courses in their major vs the initial two years of core courses. Just because it is a community college does not mean they will be bored. For those students who are "asked to not come back" if that occurs, they at least did not spend that much money failing. Overall, I see a community college as a great deal. My daughter did not attend one, my son is starting to look and i will let him choose what he wants to do. [/QUOTE]
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