<p>for my first year of college, i was dual-enrolled at a community college and a top-50 university. It was an easy way for me to pick up some extra credits since i made the decision to transfer very early. Here were some of my observations about the CC:</p>
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<li><p>Students were not stupid. I thought it would be full of apathetic idiots, but I was surprised to see what type of people were there. Though there were some who just didn't care, they were never in class anyways. Many students were at a CC simply because they couldn't afford anything else ... plain and simple. There were also many non-traditional students who were laid off from other companies who decided to go back and get a college degree. </p></li>
<li><p>The classes were actually better at the CC! Yes, it was true. My biggest class at the CC was maybe 20 students, while at the other school my smallest class was at least 55 students. Also, since the two schools were right down the road from each other, I ran into a few of my professors from the expensive private school also teaching at the CC. </p></li>
<li><p>At the private school, students didn't bother showing up to class most of the time. This was way different at the CC where students actually showed up after having to drive many miles to the school where at my other school students just had to walk from the dorm</p></li>
<li><p>CC class wern't exactly a walk in the park. They wern't like my Cornell classes, but they were about the same as my Syracuse classes. </p></li>
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<p>so, despite having initially discounted the CC, taking classes there was quite the surprise.</p>
<p>I've heard that quite often about community college classes being "better". Community college teachers usually have training, university teachers do not. Also, their job is to teach, not to do research.</p>
<p>GoMeStar, where did you go for your "private university" education?</p>
<p>it says Cuse in there ;)</p>
<p>it's in there ... barely!</p>