<p>I just asked a relative this, since he spent 2 years at the big midwest state U and one year at CC. He said CC was MUCH easier. He was taking engineering coursework (frosh/soph level - calc, physics, chem, etc.). They don’t cover as much, and don’t go into the depth that the state U did.</p>
<p>I also have a friend who teaches at another CC who says the teachers admit they have dumbed down coursework to accommodate the student body. He tells me horror stories about the caliber of the students there.</p>
<p>My sense is that going to CC is similar to going to college from a sub-standard high school (or ‘college prep’ - not honors - classes in a good HS) - you may make it at the university level, and you may not, due to lack of preparation.</p>
<p>Maybe some CCs are great. My kid may end up at one, but I won’t be enthused. There must be a way to maximize the CC experience, and I may end up having to find out what that is.</p>