I am a 32 years of age high school dropout with a G.E.D. I didn’t do much in high school and haven’t done much since. In other words, I am not very knowledgeable in things like math, science etc. From what I have researched, two year associates degree curriculum at community college is less rigorous than first two years of bachelors at 4 year college (this could be seen as a good or bad thing, I see it as a good and bad thing). Smaller classes, more interaction between students and teacher. I am thinking to probably go the associates Degree route since I don’t have much academic smarts. I am planning to go for computer science. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Do you have a local CC? That is probably the best way to restart school and will definitely be the cheapest.
Yes, there are community colleges where I live in New York City.
Thank you
Thank you. Yes, there are some community colleges where I live in New York City. Can you tell me anything with regards to the quality (level) of the courses at the community college when compared to the 4 year degree? I mean, I do want to take baby steps in restarting school but I also don’t want to get a LOWER quality level of education. Is the curriculum almost, basically the same in community college vs 4 year college?
Most students are taking general education classes the first two years anyway. Take gen eds for a year (English composition, science requirement, etc.). You will need remedial math anyway if you haven’t been to school in a decade.
I went to Nassau CC, got my AS in Math, then transferred to St. Johns for my Secondary Ed degree.
I was WELL prepared for the math classes-- and all the other classes-- I had to take at SJU. I strongly disagree with the idea that my CC classes were any less rigorous than it would have been elsewhere.