<p>I'm enrolling at a comm. college and all the classes I want to take are closed. The only way I can get a spot in is if someone drops out. How often does this happen?</p>
<p>At my school I've only ever heard of one person dropping a class after it started. People do drop classes during our add-drop period that lasts for the first two weeks or so, but not all schools have such a period.</p>
<p>I think most comm colleges have them, though...I've crashed a few classes and gotten in as some students fell out, All schoolz are different tho</p>
<p>@ glamfairydust</p>
<p>Most schools usually have an add/drop period to enroll in classes. Continue to monitor the classes you want to take. If no one drops after the deadline, then you will have to take the class or a substitute another term.</p>
<p>Usually people drop after the time you are able to still add it. You might get lucky and someone will change professors or have to move to a different time. Just keep an eye on the class and hopefully you will get lucky!</p>
<p>You could try emailing/visiting the professor and asking if they will allow you to be in that class. I'm not too sure how that works, but I've heard of it happening.</p>
<p>Community colleges, in general, will have far more drops than a university. In fact, many seem to take a class just to "sample" it. They'll either drop after the first exam(when they realize the material is not interesting), or when they become aware of some required assignment.(such as the two 20 page papers in my intro to Sociology class where most seemed to get C's-yes, at a community college!)</p>
<p>Let's face it, while there are many motivated people at CC's, there are many who don't take their studies seriously and are looking to take the path of least resistance in getting a piece of paper they see as their obstacle in reaching the "working world".</p>
<p>Depends on the school i'm guessing etc. I think everyone has a class they drop for any type of reason, bad time, bad professor, didn't really need it etc.</p>
<p>It's intresting at my school though, its a 2 year community college. There is NO PARKING, the first couple weeks. Then magically about 25% of the cars are gone. Again at the withdraw deadline again it seems that half the people vanish. It's like that at a Community college though, alot of people are coming and going. You won't see the same people year to year at all.</p>
<p>Couple examples of classes with high drops rates i'v had.</p>
<p>Public speaking - Started with about 28, ended with 10!
Any upper level math class - Starts with 30, ends with 12-15</p>
<p>Not even halfway into this semester and my Physics class is down from about 22ish to under 18 now. People just take alot of classes not expecting the level of diffuculty.</p>
<p>Most of the people i know at community college with me work 30-40 hours a week too. so that will factor into it as well.</p>
<p>Edit : Kinda misunderstood your question, you meant before classes started so you could take them. Oh well at least you know what it's like at another school for drops throughout the semester now :)</p>
<p>ok, thanks guys!</p>
<p>Look into what paperwork you'd need to add a class with the instructor's permission. Then get it, fill it out, go to the first meeting of each class that you want, and afterwards ask for a signature. It's a gamble: you might not get in. But you might, especially if you conduct yourself during that first class like a student the instructor will enjoy teaching.</p>