<p>The colleges are listed here:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.laccd.edu/lacolleges/%5B/url%5D">http://www.laccd.edu/lacolleges/</a></p>
<p>So far it seems as if Pierce College is the best one but it is too far from where I live, about 40 miles away I believe. Does anyone here travel far just to go to their community college? Thanks.</p>
<p>I went to Pierce and then transferred to Valley, I think the quality of the education is better.</p>
<p>Clearly Pierce College.*</p>
<p>*Because I went to Pierce.</p>
<p>haahhhahahah what a nice reason! :D</p>
<p>Here's my take between Pierce and Valley since I go to both.</p>
<p>Valley is a bit more old and the campus is pretty bleh. A lot of older folks go to Valley. The teaching is a bit more rigorous and the staff seems to be a bit more sophisticated than the faculty at Pierce but a lot of classes are taught by weird liberal kooks. The offices are very unprofessional and unorganized compared to Pierce. In my opinion, I wouldn't take too many classes at Valley although they offer some courses that Pierce doesn't and has some excellent teachers. The environment seems a whole lot more geared to ESL students (predominantly Armenian and Hispanic) and older folks. A more mature atmosphere but really doesn't feel like a campus.</p>
<p>Pierce is a bit more on the younger, hip side and has a much friendlier and nicer campus. The teaching is a bit on the easy side but that doesn't take away from the quality of the education. You get what you put into at Pierce. The teachers seem a bit more caring at Pierce and tend to have a bit more in the personality. The offices are a bit more organized and helpful (especially Financial Aid... because I work there). Pierce's campus is in a much better neighborhood although it has its share of quirks. The campus has a large Persian population obvious because of the area but the diversity is much better than at Valley. I took the majority of my classes at Pierce just because I went there first.</p>
<p>The food at both campuses suck with very little choice on campus. Valley has a leg up since food is within walking distance to the campus while the huge farm that Pierce is requires a drive between classes. The honors program at Pierce is very generous and helpful although class selection is severely limited compared to the selection and quantity that Valley offers. Valley is a much more activist campus which gives it a pretty liberal flare. The clubs at Valley are much more active and diverse so there are definitely more EC opps there. Pierce is limited just to AGS and the 10 Jewish/Persian clubs that exist. Parking at Pierce is also much better and safer while Valley's is somewhat unorganized and heavily trafficky.</p>
<p>Depending on what type of experience you want, either campus is a great choice. You're definitely not limited to one as all LACCD colleges have reciprcating systems and transcripts. Both campuses have their merits. I'd recommend Pierce just because of the environment, the friendliness, the cleanliness, and the helpfulness of the staff/faculty. Pierce is a whole lot more fun in my opinion. Check out both campuses. I can tell you right now, Pierce students are definitely more happy with their school that Valley students are.</p>
<p>Goddamn I want to go to Pierce College now! But it's forty miles away... :(</p>
<p>Does anyone know anything about LA City College?</p>
<p>LACC is a like a hell. The campus is old, not much parking space, and it's in the bad area of LA,like a ghetto area. But I don't know the teaching quality in there. username, where do you live?? I'm not sure about West Los Angeles College, cuz I went to SMC.</p>
<p>I wouldn't say LACC is in an area even remotely like the "ghetto".
however, there is very little parking and the campus is old. best thing about lacc is they structure their schedule to get students in and out w/ a transfer or aa asap. another good thing is that they were one of the first schools in the system to require english and math placement before enroliing in any classes, meaning your level of college writing was considered when enrolling in writing intensive courses.</p>
<p>Crap.</p>
<p>SMC isn't that far I just found out. I'll go to SMC then!</p>
<p>Oh and I called Pierce College earlier today and it turns out I'm eligible for the Honors program with probation. SMC is closer to Pierce though. If SMC lets me do the same then I'll go there.</p>
<p>Edit: Hahaha, Pasadena City College is actually closer than SMC!</p>
<p>Shoot, where the hell do I go now?</p>
<p>i heard PCC was challenging... go to mt. sac :)</p>
<p>Why wouldn't I want to challange myself? Wouldn't that get me ready for UCLA?</p>
<p>Link to Mt. Sac?</p>
<p>Go to SMC. I heard it's a little bit challenging there though. The crowd is really trendy and there are a lot of asians... meaning very hard competition. That's one of the reasons I didn't go.</p>
<p>So SMC is better than PCC?</p>
<p>Crap I'm not sure where to go now.</p>
<p>What is your major first? If you r a science major, go to smc, the labs and facilities are so much better than pcc.
But you said in the other post that you can't drive, so pcc is a better choice, cuz it nears metro. </p>
<p>Elac is another choice besides these 2.</p>
<p>username01 your'e right PCC is challenging but not to the point where you cant get all A's. It si to your benefit to be challenged because when you get to ucla and have to read and write like there's no tomorrow you will see that you will be better prepared and able to do the work. If you live closest to PCC go there trust me you wont be missing out on anything that any other LACC has.</p>
<p>I took an intro econ class in PCC b4, and the teacher had classes at both PCC and SMC. But the most important thing is his exams are easy as hell.LoL My friend who took a hist class @PCC told me her hist teacher also had classes at Elac. Therefore, I don't think one is more superior than the other, as teachers are the same sometimes. </p>
<p>The best ccc thing is a myth. People from elac can transfer to UCLA, and many people from smc transfer to csula. When you are choosing a ccc, first of all, choose the one that nears you. You don't want to waste a few hours on transportation. Second, choose some big ccc with transfer agreement with UC's. But if you major is competitive, it doesn't matter whether you have agreement or not.</p>
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<p>LOLZ! LAWLZ!</p>
<p>I can't take posts seriously when they have random, superfluous LOLs in them. Gah. </p>
<p>Good points though, shirley. Just drop the lawlz.</p>
<p>ELAC is the last place where I'd go.</p>
<p>I don't think Math is considered a science, is it? Well it is but I don't think it's a science major. So is it impossible to get As at SMC? How is the difficulty at PCC?</p>
<p>I took classes at Pierce, PCC, and SMC. I found the difficulty at all three to be pretty even.</p>
<p>I took calculus at PCC, well, most exam questions were from textbook's examples. (I can't help. I have to use LoL) Thus I got A's under this teacher. You can't say which school is more difficult. It's too general. Difficulty is different from class to class, so choose a right teacher is the most important. You may hate my calc teacher, cuz you learn so little in that class. As you r a math major (I think u love math so much!), it's good for u to choose a challenging one to prepare for UC. Check out ratemyprofessor.com and read comments about teahcers you want to choose.</p>