1. Get help if you're struggling with any courses
2. Some classes, it's cheaper and easier to take them in a community college during the summer, such as Accounting and Chemistry 101. Make sure credits will transfer.
"dfosterf" wrote:
I would be wary of the quality of teaching you receive from a community college relative to university. I don't want to devalue the education you receive from community colleges but do investigate the difficulty in the summer school curriculum and then you can make an informed decision.
I did take 1 summer school unit (Company Law in 7 weeks is not as fun as it sounded when I applied, being the only time I could fit it in), but with the same institution that I am an undergraduate at.
"TheEngineer" wrote:
Imo, this does not apply here in the states. (As far as generalizing about community colleges)
I have implied that my college education was a long time ago. That part is true, in the purest sense, but I have taken many courses at many different schools in this country...and if I were to generalize, I would err on the side of the community colleges actually being superior to the more traditional 4 year schools when dealing with core curriculum as a freshman or sophomore. The differences include such things as actual teachers contrasted with some grad student, class size and personal attention, and most importantly, imo, your fellow students are far more likely to have a bit of life experience in a community college than a traditional 4 yr. university. Night classes are infinitely superior to day classes, and this is where the confusion often arises.
"vegOmatic" wrote: