<p>I have not heard that it makes a whole lot of difference where a kid takes an advanced calc class for admissions purposes. However, all things equal, it can look better if a kid is taking college level courses at a full 4 year known college vs a community college. I don’t think it comes down to such detail.</p>
<p>Once a kid has been accepted to a college, the quality of a math course can be very important. There is calculus and there is calculus. Kids going into a tough math regiment at a school that is very strong in math may not have gotten what they needed from some summer course. My sons took calculus at a local college over the summer and found that it was not as thorough as the AP courses. There just wasn’t the emphasis on theory, and when they went to college and took the calculus that was for math/sciences majors, they needed the thorough treatment to move on ahead. I have heard of many kids who bomb college calc after already having had it in high school or community college because the course was a Calc lite. Do make sure you know if the calc being given is a true foundation for continuing with Calc, Analysis, and Linear Algebra rather than Calc for business or non science/math majors.</p>