<p>well bachelor's are becoming more common these days anyways. i guess you could just go anywhere you want for undergrad and aim for a grad school that is strong in your intended field of study, that is once you figure out what you wanna do, which can be accomplished at a cc.</p>
<p>It's true that someone can try to attend a prestigious graduate school when they didn't attend a prestigious undergraduate school. However, this requires additional effort. Conversely, starting at community college and then transferring to a prestigious school for the rest of undergraduate doesn't necessarily take any longer than just starting at the prestigious school in the first place. So it's not the same thing.</p>
<p>Also, if one's undergraduate degree is from a weak school, this is a negative factor for getting into top graduate schools. Again, starting at a community college and transferring to a strong undergraduate school doesn't cause this problem.</p>
<p>for a moment let's just forget about "prestige". as far as the quality of education goes, would it vary from a prestigious school to an average one? if more renowned profs don't always equal better education, than why would those at a cc still be pressured or want to transfer to a prestigious four year? wouldn't they just be fine by settling for their local state uni's? if a cc can provide a comparable education in the ge's to top uni's, then why can't the major-related classes at lesser known uni's compare to the ones offered by better known schools?</p>
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whats the value in having a professor that is well renowned lecturing you, when his strong point may not be teaching, but actually doing research in his or her field?
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<li><p>It's not all about the lectures. Having the chance to do research with renowned profs is a great experience.</p></li>
<li><p>If you want to go to grad school, a rec from a big name carries more weight than one of equal quality from a small name (unless the small name is an alum of the program you are applying to or something).</p></li>
<li><p>Once you get to the advanced classes in your major, you sometimes find profs who are leading lights in a subfield teaching a class in that subfield, and when you get to that level of specialization, they are just more <em>knowledgeable</em> than other people (not to mention, the class might not even be offered at most places). Even if they are not great lecturers, they still have that knowledge to pass on, and the TAs will probably be their advisees, who also have in-depth knowledge on the topic and may be better teachers.</p></li>
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