It was an entry course of both.
It’s more likely you’d be able to transfer community college credits to a public uni in that same state, versus a “junior college”, if by junior college you mean one of the two year private for profit colleges.
I don’t know MI but NJ community colleges have agreements with dozens of 4 year schools (including all of our 4 year state schools) that guarantees all credits will transfer. It’s very common for even top students to take the CC route now - if you’re in the top 15% of your class in NJ the first 2 years are free and the credits all transfer so it helps a lot of kids who can’t afford the 4 year schools right off the bat. It would also give you time to pull up your grades to try to transfer to a more selective school. The degree doesn’t indicate you did 2 years at a CC first.
Search through the website of your local CC; it should have some info regarding credits transferring.
OP needs to speak with the guidance counselor, learn his Mich options, including any transfer programs. The state guaranteed transfer programs nearly always apply only to in-state 4 year colleges. And he can look up the 4-year schools for info on transferable credits, whether through this sort of program or a separate transfer application.
The info is out there. If a 4-year and credits are important, he needs to do this leg work. Not argue here. He can also run NPCs, Net Price Calculators.
A community college is a college that serves its community by offering general education classes toward a bachelor’s degree, 1-year and 2-year professional certificates, remedial education, enrichment for high school students and retirees… In Michigan, public CC’s articulate with the 4-year universities, so that if you show your poor HS record wasn’t a proper indication of your potential and you’re doing very well in CC, you can transfer anywhere instate your CC grades allow you to with no consideration for your HS record.
That being said, you have lots of possibilities at smaller 4-year colleges (small doesn’t mean bad - it mean they focus on a more personalized education - compare the size of private high schools to public high schools). I second Alma, Adrian, Albion, also Lebanon Valley, Lycoming, Hiram, Muskingum, Molloy, Niagara U, Keuka, Iona…
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Weber State University is $14k a year and it’s an open enrollment university. UTEP is another one, but it’ll be more than $14k. Here’s a list of schools that have open enrollment:
https://www.bestcolleges.com/features/best-colleges-with-open-admissions/