<p>I would imagine that it depends a little bit on whether you're planning to go in-state or not.</p>
<p>The University of Washington is going to have a lot better of an understanding of what Bellevue (WA) Community College does than Florida State University would.</p>
<p>If you're going in-state, you could probably even ask an admissions officer how they value a particular community college.</p>
<p>I would imagine that it's more about the quality of a college.....say like Princeton doesn't even accept any AP Credits while other colleges can give you as much as 8 credit points for certain APs.</p>
<p>Good thread here but I see no consensus. As mentioned already, if you are going in-state most schools know and will accept the CC credits without any hesitation.</p>
<p>Part of it may be politic's.</p>
<p>For example, in my city the big state schools have branches but they only offer classes at the junior and senior level - no freshman or sophmore classes to compete with the large CC. </p>
<p>I was reading this thread because at our HS the AP Chemistry class doesn't really have much in the way of lab's and the class didn't even make this year (only about 5 students signed up so it wasn't offered). So I'm thinking the local CC would have a MUCH better General Chemistry program than taking AP Chem. at HS. I know the CC offers about 10 different classes(sections) for Gen. Chem. with much better laboratory equipment. </p>
<p>Surely the college class would be more thorough than anything at the local HS's. Still, I wonder if one should plan to take the AP exam too? I wouldn't think it necessary as you already got the college credit unless some of the out-of-state schools would not accept it. </p>
<p>This is a confusing topic. I believe there are so many different CC's and that each university (especially the top 50 types) may have unique policy's regarding this issue. The best path certainly isn't clear so I think each situation has to be considered on it's own merits. Nevertheless, count me in the camp that believe's the community college is better in most cases.</p>
<p>let's see, I think this CC Course vs. AP Course topic is quite conditional in terms of where you live and what kind of HS you go to. If you go to a rigorous HS w/ great AP Curriculum, it may be almost the same as CC Course, but again, it's very conditional. After all, APs can show where you stand among the applicants since not all CC Courses operate in the same way and applicants grade in those courses will not be a great indicator. </p>
<p>After all, which ever you take, when you go to a good college, those AP credits or CC credits hardly help, since a lot of times it's recommendable that you start from intro courses. lol.</p>
<p>When I took calculus in high school, I took the AP Exam, because my out-of-state college wouldn't accept the community college credit that my high school planned to give me.</p>
<p>I think that would be an important thing to find out from your prospective college (will you take my community college credits?) and perhaps make your decision whether to take the AP Exam accordingly.</p>
<p>I think it depends, but take the AP test and if the score is good, it shouldn't matter as much. Unless your school has really bad APs, I think it's better to take the AP class in school, and then supplement with classes not offered through your high school, but offered at the cc, that you are actually interested in. Example: I'm taking all my language classes at the cc, because our language dept. is rather bad, and taking classes that I'm interested in, like Ethics, Philosophy, Psychology, Anatomy, etc.</p>
<p>Is a college like the University of Southern Maine a "community college"?</p>
<p>Also why not do both? Do BOTH the course and the AP exam. Double-sure of your credits.</p>
<p>I'd take the AP Exam gladly--if it were purchased for me.</p>