| Many people search and search for the University | | | | smaller classes and ample opportunities for tutoring as |
| they will attend upon graduation from high school. | | | | well as classes on how to learn to study. |
| Eager students look forward to their time at university | | | | Two-year colleges are also much easier on the |
| while parents wring their hands hoping that their | | | | budget than most universities. Most people find that |
| children choose to attend a university that is not only | | | | community college does not place nearly the financial |
| close to home but also within their budget limitations. | | | | burdens on families that universities place. Add to that |
| Another worry that parents have when their children | | | | the fact that most community colleges offer very |
| decide to attend college is whether or not that | | | | flexible class scheduling and even some courses online |
| university they attend will have the specialized and | | | | and you will find that there are many reasons to |
| individualized services that their children were | | | | consider community college that go well beyond mere |
| accustomed to receiving in high school. Face it; larger | | | | budgeting requirements. |
| universities tend to be rather impersonal when it | | | | Another benefit to students who wish to enter the |
| comes to the education of their students. | | | | work force sooner rather than later is that you can |
| One answer to all those worries and more is to | | | | actually get a degree or certification in certain |
| transition your students from high school to a two-year | | | | programs from a two-year college. This means that |
| college rather than throwing them to the university | | | | you can actually graduate and begin earning much |
| wolves so to speak. Many people find that two-year | | | | sooner than if you were to attend a four-year college |
| colleges can in fact provide superior educations to | | | | in search of a degree. If you aren't sure you want to |
| four-year universities for those first two years or | | | | invest the next four or five years of your life in pursuit |
| foundation college level courses. You will not get the | | | | of a degree or you simply aren't ready to commit |
| specialized or specific instruction in a two year college | | | | yourself to one line of work for the rest of your life it is |
| that is available to upper level students on a university | | | | a good idea to spend two years in a community |
| level but most students find the first two years of their | | | | college rather than making the leap straight into a |
| college educations focused on getting the requirement | | | | university setting. |
| and pre-requisite courses rather than the specialized | | | | If you are considering whether or not a community |
| courses in their intended field of study. | | | | college or two year education is the best course of |
| Many people also find that those first two years at a | | | | action for your specific needs, I really recommend |
| community college-transitioning from a small pond to a | | | | creating a list of pros and cons of each and balancing |
| larger lake-are much easier to handle than going | | | | your budget to see where your needs are most likely |
| straight from high school to a university-out of the | | | | to be fully met. Remember you can always transfer to |
| pond and into the ocean. Universities often have lower | | | | a university once you've completed your two-year |
| level classes as auditorium classes. These classes | | | | college education or at any time during that education |
| offer little individual instruction and are often sink or | | | | as long as you meet the universities admission |
| swim sorts of classes. Those students who have | | | | requirements. Good luck and remember that your |
| special learning needs are often lost in the shuffle | | | | college education is one of the largest indicators of |
| when entering a university. Community colleges offer | | | | your future earning potential so take it seriously. |