What is point of community college?

No, community college is for people who want to take up certain occupations that require that level of education. Compare the offerings of a community college and a university to get an idea of what I’m talking about. Not that I’ve tried, but I suspect credit does not readily transfer between community colleges and universities. Some credit might, but certainly there will be some credits that will not count toward your 4-year degree. So if you go to community college before university, you probably won’t finish the university curriculum much sooner. If you performed poorly in high school, taking remedial courses at a community college first can be a way to get your foot in the door of a university, but other than that I don’t think there’s much use in going to one if you have your eye on a four-year degree. Have a nice day!

P.S.: I don’t know what’s up with the dude who answered after me, but he’s way off base if he thinks my answer is wrong. I suspect he didn’t read my answer carefully. Community college is a waste of time if you really want a 4-year degree or if you want to become a professor. Not to say that it somehow limits what you can do, but it is simply a waste of time. And the fact remains: most people going to community college just want to get a job as fast as possible or want to work in an occupation which does not require more education than that.

When you switch schools, especially between a community college and a university, you risk losing credit on work you have done at the first school. That is, you will not be able to apply it to the degree you are pursuing. So if you want a 4-year degree just go straight to university. Good luck!

Well if u go to a 2 year community college first, u get the same credits required in ur 4 year university. And u save a lot more money if u go to community college first.

No, u don’t have to complete 2 more years at the university.

Some people want just an Associates Degree which you can get in a community college. Others will go to a community college first before transferring to a 4 year college for many reasons. These reasons include:

-Save money (community colleges are so much cheaper than a university)

-Didn’t get into a university. Perhaps your GPA was too low and you didn’t get accepted into any universities. At a community college, you are starting over. Your high school GPA won’t be transferred to the university

-Flexibility/time – if you are working full time, community colleges have schedules that will accommodate your time (i.e. more night or weekend classes). There are universities with flexible schedules but community colleges are geared towards a different population than a regular college student.

If you take a course of study at the 2-year college that TRANSFERS to a 4-year college, then YES, you would only have to do two more years at the 4 year university. But you should talk to a counselor at the CC to find out what programs are transferable – a lot of them aren’t. There are also a lot of 2-year degrees that don’t require any additional college – mostly related to specific occupations, like paralegal, automotive service technician, some of the medical EMS positions, etc.

Typically, that is the case. If you complete two years at a CC, you will have 2-3 years left to complete at the university that you transfer into. This is to account for any classes or additional curriculum that may be attached to your transferring transcript. The point of CC is to make entry-level classes less congested at the universities and more affordable to everyone in the community, thus “community” colleges. Good luck!

Only if all the hours from community college transfer to your 4 year university.

Ok, you’ve had a lot of answers, some of the completely correct, others partially and some, like the anonymous one, completely wrong.

Community colleges give you a variety of options. Let me try to make it as simple as possible.

There are three kind of degrees you can get at a community college and which one you go for depends on your future plans.

Associate of Arts (A.A.): The AA is a degree you get when you’re planning on transfering to a 4-year college. The two main reasons most people get an AA are because they need to bolster their academic records from high school to be admitted to their 4-year college of preference or they want to save some money by completing their general requirements at a community college, which tends to be much cheaper. The transferability of these credits varies by area (for example, the public system in FL is set up so that all community college classes will completely transfer to any *public* 4-year that accepts the student) but typically they *will * transfer fully.

Associates of Science (A.S.): This is a two year degree that is typically designed for someone that wants to join the workforce as quickly as possible while still having a good chance to get a good paying job. Para-legal and physician assistant are to that jump to mind. The AS is usually a terminal degree, meaning that once you finish it, you are fully trained in a specific area of a field of study and the transfer of AS degree credits is not usually guaranteed if you later on choose to go to a 4-year institution. Many of the more specific classes might be transfered as only partial credits or not at all, unless you’re going into the same exact field (for example, you finish a physician assistant AS then decide to go to medical school).

Professional Certifications: Professional certifications are short programs designed to further knowledge in a specific field and aimed at professionals that have been working in that field for some time. They can also be programs designed to train professionals in new technologies or new systems that affect their work.

Community colleges are great options for people that didn’t do well in high school, people that think they might have trouble paying for all four years at a 4-year institution, people that want to quickly integrate into the workforce without having the majority of their options be minimum wage jobs and people that just arn’t sure if college is for them.

yes depending on when you transfer. you can transfer a year after community college and then only have 3 years left or you could transfer 2 years and only have two years of college. the point is to get you ready to transfer to a 4 year college. or for some to finish a skill.

No it is not like that. It depend on what major you are taking, but mostly it wont be like that. In community you go there to finish you pre-requirements and then transfer it to you university.

But make sure you are taking only those courses which are transferable, you could do by going on www.njtransfer.org if you are in new jersey. or other state if you living in other states.

I been to 2 years in community college. When i transfer to University, they told me to establish GPA in University so they could decide to me or not. So i did a year in University got my GPA and got in the program i wanted to. Now still have three more years.

Your best bet is to prepare what major you will take. It is will make easier if you know you major. Because with undecided it is like finding needle in hay.

So Good Luck

Yes-you can complete your general education only and go on to a four year or complete a 2 year degree while getting your general ed and end up with 2 college degrees-an associate and a bachelors when you graduate the 4 yr. Its up to you. Thats what I did and it helped with jobs. Also its a money help-You are still graduating with your bachelors from a four year but save big by going for 2 of the years to a community college. Esp if its near home. And yes, of course you are given credit for youe classes taken-make sure you notice that they transfer appr. as you take them-and go in as a sophmore….