<p>I admire the OP for wanting to look at a range of college choices. If the ADD isn't under good control, she could have trouble paying attention in a community college course, too. So perhaps a private college that really understands and accommodates LD's (as on the lists I was "pushing" so hard above) would be an envirnoment in which she might succeed.</p>
<p>If you can't pay attention or stay organized, it doesn't help if it's a junior college! It's still normative in terms of classroom formats. Maybe she needs time-and-a-half for exams, or a quiet place to take them. Maybe she needs to be in the kind of college where the profs EXPECT some LD's so make sure to put out handouts with the assignments written (rather than just say them verbally in the midst of class). And so on.</p>
<p>I had a similar situation with my younger sister (ADD and my parents did not know how to handle her). I took her on a week-long college road trip, which I marketed to her as a fun bonding experience. By the end of the week, she was asking questions on the tours, getting handouts in the admissions offices and excited about the possibilities. As some posters above have said, she found college much easier than high school and was a lot happier. It would have been a terrible choice for my parents to listen to her at that time about what she wanted, since she really didn't know what her options were.
I would encourage you to check out the SALT program at the University of Arizona, which provides ongoing support for students who need tutoring, editing, organizational planning, course planning and more.</p>