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marotta
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Community College Can Provide the Best Education (2006-04-24)
by David John Marotta
So what if you didn’t get into the college or university at the top of your list. If you still want to go, consider entering through the back door. If you are a Virginia resident, the options are more attractive than ever – options which guarantee you entrance to some of the top-ranked colleges and universities at a price you can afford.
Read the complete column at http://www.emarotta.com/article.php?ID=175
David John Marotta
Marotta Asset Management, Inc.
Fee-only Financial Planning
http://www.emarotta.com
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I teach at a community college. I'll have to say one thing -- it ain't Harvard, not by a long shot.
But what we do and do well is provide a bridge between high school and college for students who either 1) didn't do well in high school and so aren't ready for college-level courses (or can't get accepted into a university) or 2) want to save some tuition money by taking their general education classes at the community college -- or maybe they just like the smaller class sizes that we offer (24 students instead of a lecture hall of 200 or more). Our school has a deal with a nearby university, offering dual enrollment for students in the latter category.
Some of our new students are highly surprised that their "two-year degree" is going to take three or four years to complete because when they come in the aren't ready for 100-level classes. For example, our prospective biology majors want to transfer to the university. To get a four-year biology degree, they need to pass calculus -- but some of them haven't taken high school algebra. They start out in Math 65 and work their way up to college-level material.
But if the community college weren't there, these students wouldn't get into the university at all.
Then there are the intensive courses for vocational training, from welding to dental hygiene. Students can be ready for a job in a reasonably short period of time.
It's not a terribly prestigious kind of school, but it's practical.
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