Community College: Pros & Cons 

“I just look at my bank account and realize I’m graduating debt free” best quote of all time.

4.0 HS student attending community college, why? Affordability and the fact that I wanted to travel and figure out what I will be majoring in before dropping tens of thousands of dollars on an education. So I’m a freshman at community college at 25 years old. Major tip, join cappex not only to help you through finding scholarships but schools can view your profile and I’ve already been contacted by a school that I actually really want to attend in the Netherlands.

I’m a veteran who is attending a CC after being away for over 10 years. Don’t let a long break from school discourage you. Take the first step and attack it head on.

I have to agree with this 100%. I am currently a senior in HS and I was told that I should apply to a 4 year university after I specifically told my guidance counselor that I did not believe it was right for me. I don’t want to be high in student loan debt. Unfortunately I started the process of applying and my anxiety had reached an all time high, and I had panic attacks almost daily. Once I told her that I stood firm on my decision, she told me that I (and I quote directly) “weigh my options” and still apply) when I told her that I did, and my anxiety was at an all time high, she said oh ok. I seriously thought it was ironic because my guidance counselor also attended a community college, and to push the idea of a 4 year to someone who obviously knows that it isn’t right for me, 😟 So community college? Yes.

I've come to realize that money rules the world....

This video is outstanding. You should be getting more views.

Yo thank you, I have been deciding between community college and state school and all my friends have looked down on the prospect of me attending community college. I’ve also been told I’ll never have the “college experience” if I go to community college (which may be partially true but why should it matter anyways?) anyways it’s good to see a nice informative video on the pros of community college vs my elite peers making it sound like going to community college is the worst thing in the world

“Diversity of experience” THANK YOU!!! You perfectly articulated that special spice that I noticed at CC. And what a perfect way to phrase it

This was very helpful , I highly appreciate this video , Because it answered my question , that age limit does not matter to attend college , thank you

Wow !!!!! I am so happy I found your channel. I am on search for a good community college. And I agree 100% about the diversity in experience in CC. I lost my mother when I was 12 due to cancer and just about 7 months ago I lost my father due to covid 19. So I come in the list of people with on budget trying to do better for themselves. With so much to struggle with in life ahead as well I can’t imagine having tons of debt to pay for just getting good education. I really don’t believe that to live a great life you need to go to a good 4 year university but do what you can easily get to earn a better life. And I guess it’s better to study with people of different ages, experience and struggles, rather than a bunch of polished kids. I love how community colleges promote love for education and opportunities rather tons and tons of increasing tuitions fees.

This was a very informative video little lady.. thank you for uploading and good luck to you on your journey

Very sensible and well-thought out video.

Excellent video. Well said and well presented. Keep up the great Work!

Very much enjoyed this video. Honest and to the point! I too attended a community college first and it’s the BEST decision I could have made.

My pros where saved money, easy financial aid (grants), simple classes, plenty programs, not as tough as 4year, plus my liberal arts degree all transfered to my major so i dont have to take more classes for ged bs when i already did a great diverse of courses back in cc. Plus I graduated from cc debit free i did all the paynentd and recieved some grants

this was the most insightful and empathetic video i have seen that talks about community, and the only video that has made me consider it. I'm a senior in hs and i have been wrestling between going to community and a private school which is amazing and i am so grateful i have been accepted but i simply cannot justify its costs. thank you so much, you have given me and probably many some much needed clarity

I am going to community college this fall after I took a year off since high school to work, and I am slightly nervous but I've taken campus tours and I love it so much. This video helped me beyond belief for reducing my anxiety to start. Thank you for making this and helping me! My sister finished community and is now in university, so she also will be a big help along with a few of my aunts who did the same program as me. I'm glad to have found this video and am thankful to have family to help as well!

Great video. Another pro is that many CCs have a dual enrollment program where high school students (including homeschool students) can take a few courses for free, which count for both high school and college credit. This is also a great option if your high school does not offer advanced math or science classes.

What an amazingly helpful video! Thank you for making this!

I've been in a community college and I've been in a ivy league university both for engineering classes In the community college you had smaller classes, the professors had both job experience and experience teaching, the tutors were always available and the teachers even helped tutor if you asked In University the professor's put less effort into classes(many just took their lecture slides from someone else), the professors were also PhD students (so the school could save money, same went for the IT department), University over-charges for every service weather or not you use it I also expected the quality of stuff on campus to better, but they're both honestly about the same Exact opposite experiences from the stigma for both

I know this video is almost 4 years old, but it still helped me feel comfortable about going back to school, to CC. So thank you. Back in high school I got into a few 4 year colleges, but couldn’t afford to go. I also got into a local CC but my “friends” made me feel bad about it, the stigma like you said, and I never went. I started working instead. 8 years later, I lost my job due to this pandemic but it’s kind of a blessing in disguise because now feels like the right time to go back to school. I can afford it this time too! So come fall semester I’ll be starting CC online and hopefully when this virus decides to go away, on campus.

As someone learning more about Community Colleges and American Education, I learned a ton just from watching this video. Thank you so much for putting it together.

This video was extremely well done and very helpful!

Thank you for sharing. Lot of information

Thanks TGUM! This helped me make my decision to go back to school.

I am completing community college during high school!

Thank you so much this was an amazing video so informative.

Hey, confused European here ! Great video. I can't imagine paying so much money for higher education and since I've heard about CC I couldn't understand why people didn't want to go there. Thank you for explaining. It sucks people have to go in debt to afford college in some countries...

I am happy for this video. Thank you

I don't know how to thank you tbh My current situation is very similar to yours so listening to your talk really made me feel better

One thing about attending a community college. Get your degree in Liberal Arts. This way all your credits would be accepted by the 4 Year college or university.

Your video is excellent and you definitely know what you are talking about. The Bowtie Professor!

Great videoo! Thank you for your wisdom.

Very good video, looking for helpful tips for a recent high school grad that doesn't know what to do. This is one option apart from the Military or the reserves.

Wish me luck and thank you! I’m at good hands with Community School

Loved tgis video. Thank youu

thanks for this video. answered so many questions that I had and now I feel like going to community college and then transferimg is the best choice for me. thank you👍💯

Amazing Video!!!! Thank You!!!!

Love the video!

thank you so much for this

I enjoyed your video I personally do t find the stereotypical college experience all that appealing. I think I would have enjoyed a community college much better and had more fun knowing I could have a life outside of college as well. Now I am in a small vocational school and I think it’s the best decision I’ve made so far

What a useful video thank you

Thank you for the info.

Thank you so much!

Wow great video!

I'm someone who didn't pay much attention at my grades because I was busy reading other books, gaining knowledge on topics not related to my studies, and I wanted to help people live better lives. Unfortunately, my grades got super bad and I have a very low GPA (a GPA that won't get me into a good college). I'm not even financially strong enough to attend a four year college. I'm a senior in high school and I will graduate in June 2021. I have been thinking of joining a community college so that after two years I can transfer to a four year college. In the meantime as a community college student I can continue working for others and even get a part-time job to pay my bills. If by any chance I fall short of money, I might have to work 8 hours. When I realized my GPA was very low I lost hope in myself but then I realized that I can still get a college degree if I attend a community college first.

Very insightful comment, " the student makes the school." Smart students will do well no matter what school they go to. However, in the ivy league schools there is higher concentration of very smart students and being around these people helps improve your individual performance.

Great video

i want to take a gap year and then go to community college because i am TERRIFIED of student loan debt, but my school sort of has a stigma against CCs :( i know i shouldn’t care what others think but i don’t want my friends to think i just couldn’t get accepted to a 4 year. thank you for this video, hopefully this will give me the confidence to follow my own path

Great video 😊

This video was well made and very helpful! I've been debating on what I want to do and more recently I'm thinking of going into a Soc degree through college, and I'm thinking that the local Community college in my area, which is Scott Community College in Bettendorf, Iowa, would be my first college, I would like to go to a state university but a-lot of them are way too far away, like from an hour to 3 hours, and there is a University in my area of the Quad Cities (Which by-the-way is a region of five cities in Southeastern Iowa and Northwestern Illinois) but that's a Liberal Arts college and it's cost about like you said in the video about LA Colleges they're overpriced, for the case of this particular college which is St. Ambrose University, cost about a-bit over 30,000 dollars. So I'm hoping once I get into Scott I might work hard to get a 3.0, somewhere in-between that and a 4.0 GPA to earned a scholarship. I've recently graduated from High School and right now I'm still unemployed but that might not be a problem if this one running candidate for Senator of my state (Iowa) get elected, she's a supporter of community colleges and she will makes them debt-free in our state, which will be very fortunate for me! But I'm still hoping to get employment just in case that doesn't happened, and saved up a-lot of money for my potential college. One more thing, what did you Majored in? That was another thing that I had in mind other than the fact I actually loved this video and enjoyed listening to all the stuff I need to know about attending a community college before I go to one, and you bring up a-lot of very good points! Thank you for the video!

Cute and smart. Thanks for the great video 🤘🏼

I plan on going to community college because of my IEP and since you said that you get one on one is good for me cuz I ask questions a lot

I totally agree!

My mom went to a cc for a year then dropped out bc she couldn't afford it. She wasn't broke enough to get gov help or financial and she didn't have enough money to pay for it herself. Then 20 years later after she saved up enough she went back to a different cc which I now attend and finished school and she went to nursing school bc it was the quickest easiest route for us to get money. My dad was a hs drop out who joined the army, got hurt and then had to just work to figure stuff out. I hope he gets to go to college 1 day

thank you

Everything on this video is so true. I can’t afford to pay a four year university so was thinking about attending a community college but am scared that I will not get the same education or that it would be a bad place

School doesn't make student, student make school. Its so real. I loved it.

Thanks for making this video. I’m going to CC this fall and I’m feeling really nervous about it, mostly because I wonder if it was the right choice. Its hard when everyone else is commuting to colleges and I’m just going to CC.

You are one of the COC? Awesome!!!

Me attending a community college it was a way for me to know some people in my community I've met some people just like me who came straight from high school examples including my boyfriend and some of my best friends, I meet some members of the millitary or who are vets through a club I'm apart of and one of the students in one of my classes is older and had done welding work for most of his life

Hey! Im an international student doing my A levels in Psychology and Economics (CIE) and was wondering if a community collage would be a good option for me AND what are the grade requirements (this confuses me the most and as most of the websites of community collages dont have it clearly written on their website)

My school never discouraged any kids from cc or university. Most my class went to 1 of 2 different community colleges tho.

I’m going to that community collage

I'm a British student who is looking for a scholarship in the states to play soccer. I have been advised to do 2 years at a junior college then do 2 years at a big college. What do you think i should do ?

I'm a father of two girls and want to give them a better life tomorrow. Thanks for this video, my decision-making is much easy now on where to go. my question is after is two years of Associate at a community college, do you need to do another four years at a university or an Ivy School?

I'm convinced that the knowledge gained is the same at every institution, but I've been completely unsuccessful convincing other RU-vid viewers.😢

It was very helpful. Thanks. I would like to ask you How to select a community college in case of International Student. Can you up-load some information about that. I live in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Thank u for this

Is there still the feel of being at college while at cc?

appreciate it

over half my senior class attended community college to save money. and the majority of these kids went to 1 of 2 colleges which r actually nice schools. even the smart kids went to a cc including our salutatorian. I always knew id either go straight to my dream university or to this 1 specific cc. I ended up going to a big satellite campus of that cc and then ill transfer. so ill get to stay home and work then move out instead of moving into the cc dorms in the middle of no where. the cc I go to isn't even my local cc. I hate my local cc. even tho 1 of its satellite campuses is across the road from my house and next door to my lil bros high school. Id rather wake up at 7am, take my brother to school next door to that cc, then commute 30 minutes away for school than attend there

Can you do a video about community college for international students ?

Watching from the Philippines. Realization: if I were American, younger, and were fresh out of high school, i wouldve preferred going to a community college rather than a state u or even an ivy league school.

All high school kids want to go to designer colleges like Yale but those colleges are expensive like Nike or Adidas. They are not worth your time if you don’t have the money. Collage is College just like how shoes are shoes. Colleges are all the same , the name on it sets them apart.

Can I do community college for 1-2 year and transfer and do the rest of my 4 year education at a university?

Thanks for this amazing video!!! But I wanna ask you more. What should I do if I don't wanna go at University after community college, and it worth it? I wanna start my own business while studying. And I think that University is unneeded

Awesome

Where can you go after community college if you liked smaller size classes and such?

The 3 tracks of Community College. 1. Transferring to a 4 year. Your task is CLEAR. TAKE TRANSFER UNITS ONLY, GET A's and B's ONLY. 2. You just want an AA degree. Take the required classes for that program... TRY To get one or two CAREER CERTIFICATES too. GET GOOD GRADES. 3. >> CAREER CERTIFICATE ONLY

Community college is the way to go for most people IMO.

I have done my Bachelor degree. But I would like to work Technical work so can I pursue some course in community college? My major doubt is already I've done my Under graduate. So again can I pursue Associate degree in community college?

How is computer software or application developer program in community college in Columbus

Could you please tell me if I can lends from the bank if I don't have all the cost there or maybe pay with installment work and study? Because my college says doesn't accepting installment it want cash and pay all the coast only

I have a question ? After 2 years community college is it then another 2 years at a university so 4 years in total ?

Its just not as fun. Nobody talks to each other or hang out in community college

there's major w only 2 years and done?

If community college is like $2,000-$3,000 a year....you won't need loans, just save up a few months

If we go to community college for 2 years than transfer to university do we have to attend more 4 years or only 2 more years 4 can you please respond really need help

Community college is a great option. Save your money!

I really think CC is the best option for me but i only have one concern, since it is easier than a four year college, does that cause any issues when transferring in terms of the rigor?

Wait do some community colleges have campuses

I just got the news that my Associates of math and science will not trandfe to any UC. I'm speechless. Be careful at CC's. They give you the run around and u wns up going to several years longer than you need to be

After studying community college in india, a student got govt. Job

Just imagine if these people stigmatizing Community Colleges FInd Out That Wozniak attended Community College and trasferred after two years to Berkeley's ECE Program.

Good god

No

For international student do you think is a good idea to go to a community college.when you apply to a community college and than you want to transfer to at university can you start the second year at uni or you have to start from the first. What I would like to know if you start in a community college for 1 year how many years you have to attend the uni other three or four?Thanks deb

I’m gen-Z

Is it true that the first year of community college is free ?