Compare And Contrast Community Education Vs Community College

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Making a right choice for the future education is very important. However, what makes it even harder is deciding whether to attend a community college or a university. Although they both have their advantages and disadvantages, but they both offer the same varieties of knowledge. To consider the best opportunity, we should look at the budget, how much time we want to spend, what level of education we want to obtain. Also, remembering that an education is important, and a college sometimes is a deciding factor for an employer when they are looking to hire someone in. On the other hand, some counselors will guide us the path, so that we can save money in the long run. First of all, comparing the rate of local community college…show more content…
A college is a post-secondary school, an institution that focuses on undergraduate education. In order to get Associate degree, we just only spend two-years on studying and then we can transfer our credits to university. Two years is not too long for those who want to get out of school early and get into workforce. A university issues a Bachelor degree; it means we have to spend four- years on studying. Some people may think that a university provides a higher education than community college. Since many part-time professors work full time at the state university, we're getting the same education, just cheaper. Therefore, the education is mostly the same. Actually, it is easier to transfer to a 4 year than start as a freshman. According to the article “Something to Fall Back On: Community Colleges as a Safety Net” by Kalogrides; he states that “We find that the safety net function of community colleges is especially important for disadvantaged students who are significantly more likely to transfer down or drop out of higher education entirely without completing a Bachelor’s degree.” As what he said, there are many people may not get a university degree for many reasons, or just because they fail to meet accreditation standards. In addition, getting a college degree may be a safety way to walk away with a minimum degree of some sort, just in case we do not get the chance to…show more content…
We can both get into classes and still have time for a part-time job. For some people who want to continue their studying as well as working part-time, community college is a great choice because university requires a full-time schedule. Starting at a community college and getting into college life giving people many advantages because there are a plenty of activities/organizations at the community colleges. They even have an intramural sports program, so there are opportunities to build our admissions application for a four year school, enhance our employment and knowledge in specific areas based on our degree goals as well as saving some
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