<p>Why so many parents wanted their children go straight to a four year college/university instead taking a cheaper route of going to two years college and transfer? I really didn't see any difference.</p>
<p>Community college is a good option for many students. Others prefer the feel of a residential college. Transferring can be a hassle, too.</p>
<p>Well, the social experience is usually more enjoyable at residential four-year universities. That, and transferring can be a pain. </p>
<p>Community Colleges are a great option for those who need them for one reason or another, but most students prefer to go directly to university.</p>
<p>bump.... anyone else?</p>
<p>Some career paths are severely hampered by attending a CC - I can only speak for those looking to head to medical school, but unless carefully navigated, going to a CC can be a really big drawback for an applicant...I doubt that medicine is the only field in which this is true.</p>
<p>For students themselves, the social experience is a big one. There was a commercial probably 6-7 years ago (wow, I'm dating myself) in which Adam Carrolla voiced a Burger King drive up menu board. The board asked a kid where he went to school and the kid replied "I go to the community college" to which the board/Carrolla said "yeah, they should just call that extended high school". For my friends who landed at the CC near our house, that was certainly the case for them. Most regretted the decision. </p>
<p>Finally, despite many people's intention to only spend 2 years at a CC and then transfer, something like 70% of them fail to move on to a 4 year university. Retention rates are very poor for most CC's.</p>
<p>Some people also have to fight to get the four year school to recognize all of their CC credits. I knew coworkers who went through that, but they won. They maintained that the CC did a better job of teaching the math courses than the four year school did.</p>
<p>It's hard to transfer credits, sometimes. Also, it's hard to transfer in general. Also, it may not be considered to be as strong for two undergrad years as would going to a 4 year college or uni.</p>
<p>Most of the transfers at my school ended up having to stay 3 more years after CC because not all of their credits transferred.</p>