<p>I am thinking about community college. But I am scared I won't find people my age or make friends. I'm scared I won't have anything to do on campus and don't want to be alone. Can someone tell me what it's like?</p>
<p>I went to CC for a couple semesters and I liked it. There will be other kids your age, probably about half the students there are “traditional” age 16-24 students. It’s pretty chill and people are pretty nice. There won’t be the same sort of party scene or anything that you might have at a university, but you’ll still make some friends and hang out with them.</p>
<p>It’s super boring. Earlier classes (before 5pm) tend to have more traditional students, night classes are usually an odd mix of college students, older students (like, 40+), and occasionally high schoolers. Don’t expect there to be much to do on campus, most people go to class and go home. There’s usually a couple people you’ll see throughout the day and can make friends with, but it’s a lot different than uni.</p>
<p>CC was for me as Vladenschlutte and failure662 said. You’ll definitely want to pursue strong relationships with people you already know instead of trying to transition into a different social world.</p>
<p>CC is much as the others have stated. I know I personally go to class, and go home - unless I get talked into studying with other class mates. Though I do see people who are in clubs as well as enjoying their time in the student center (rather large at my CC, pool tables, multiple levels, etc).</p>
<p>Keep your old friends unless they are interfering with your academic success. In the 2 years I have been in CC there are roughly 2-3 people I have kept in contact with once they have graduated or moved on.</p>
<p>I started at cc, then transferred to a 4-year. I’d recommend it to anybody.</p>
<p>I started at a CC. Eventually, people kept seeing each other in the same kind of classes and we all became a close-knit group until everyone transferred. We formed clubs, studied together, and went out to eat together. I don’t regret going to CC, I just regret I didn’t try as hard as others were my first two years there. Be sure to try very hard. </p>
<p>And as bad as this sounds, drop anyone who puts a hamper on your studying. It took me two years to learn to stay away from people trying to drag you away from school work and make the right kind of friends after these kind of people dropped out. But if you have self-control I guess it wouldn’t be a problem.</p>
<p>If you live in California, going to a community college is a very common thing to do.</p>
<p>I completely agree with CalDud, don’t hang around anyone who gets in the way of your academic success. For the most part those people drop out and will just bring you down.</p>
<p>CC for most people is the last hope of getting into a 4-year university. I wouldn’t let anyone get in my way of achieving success. Your GPA is probably one of the most, if not the most important factors any university will be looking at when you decide to transfer.</p>
<p>I’m in a CC right now, and I love it there. I’m sure it varies from school to school, but I find plenty to do on campus outside of my classes. It’s a fairly small school ( enrollment of about 4000 if I recall correctly ) but we have a pretty surprising number of clubs and organizations to get involved in. I’ve made a lot of friends here over the last year I’ve been going. I have several study groups that get together on campus, and sometimes we end up not even getting much “real” studying done because we’re having so much fun just hanging out (though we do usually have good study sessions). </p>
<p>It’s obviously not the same as a university though. I can’t wait til I transfer, but I wouldn’t do it any other way. My school is about $100/credit hour, versus $300-500/credit hour for the Illinois public universities. I’ll have my entire gened curriculum done by the time I transfer, as well as the lower level classes in my field. Figure a savings of $200/credit hour and the fact that I’m going to have around 80 credits by the time I transfer…and that adds up to a savings of about $16,000. That’s a pretty significant amount.</p>
<p>As far as age goes, you do tend to have a more diverse age group at a community college, but I’m sure you’ll find plenty of people your own age. I’m not exactly a traditional student…I’m 26…so I mingle with both the older crowds and the younger crowds. There are plenty of students fresh out of high school here though, as well as plenty in their 40’s, 50’s and even 60’s. A few years before I started going here, they actually had an 80 year old graduate get an associates. I’ve found plenty of people my age here though. </p>
<p>I think community college is a great thing…the advantages it carries are fantastic.</p>