http://www.higheredmorning.com/10-things-to-love-about-community-college Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:37:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.higheredmorning.com/10-things-to-love-about-community-college/comment-page-1#comment-529 Hilario R. Monreal Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:07:33 +0000 http://www.higheredmorning.com/?p=476#comment-529 The average smart student will start at a community college. I started at a community college. Since then I have achieved 4 assoicate degrees, a BS degree, a BSN (nursing) degree, and a Masters degree in Education. Could I have done this with out my GI bill? Perhaps, if I had the money to pay. Nowadays most students qualifie for financial aid. I served 21 years only to go back to school and get my education. Was the community college instrumental in my other degrees? Yes, community college gives you a base in which a person decides if they can "hack" college. Simply put, can you tolerate studying on your own and attend class without being told to show up? I think this is called "maturity" a student evolves from a high school student to a student of greater responsibilty. Passing this "community college" phase helps in determing if a student is ready for a 4 year university. Here at this University we see this type of student all the time. Most of the students who do start in community college do alot better than the ones who never have attended a community college. This is due for obvious reasons. HRM The average smart student will start at a community college. I started at a community college. Since then I have achieved 4 assoicate degrees, a BS degree, a BSN (nursing) degree, and a Masters degree in Education. Could I have done this with out my GI bill? Perhaps, if I had the money to pay. Nowadays most students qualifie for financial aid. I served 21 years only to go back to school and get my education. Was the community college instrumental in my other degrees? Yes, community college gives you a base in which a person decides if they can “hack” college. Simply put, can you tolerate studying on your own and attend class without being told to show up? I think this is called “maturity” a student evolves from a high school student to a student of greater responsibilty. Passing this “community college” phase helps in determing if a student is ready for a 4 year university. Here at this University we see this type of student all the time. Most of the students who do start in community college do alot better than the ones who never have attended a community college. This is due for obvious reasons. HRM

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