| are wanting to go to college, you have quite a few | | | | educational goals without having to completely move |
| options available. One of these is to attend a | | | | and leave responsibilities that you might already have. |
| community college in your area before going off to | | | | Many community colleges have programs and plans |
| another school. While some don't like this option, there | | | | that are made for working adults. This means that you |
| are a number of advantages to consider going to a | | | | can have classes that meet once a week and even |
| community college versus other options that you might | | | | online ones. This makes it easy on you to have closer |
| have. | | | | to full time employment while getting college credits. If |
| The first is cost. Per credit hour, these colleges tend to | | | | you take classes both semesters and even during the |
| be quiet a bit cheaper than other schools. If you have | | | | summer, you can almost go full time along with a job. |
| to take an English composition class, you might as well | | | | This makes it much easier to live life while going to |
| get it at a cheaper school than paying hundreds of | | | | school than in a more traditional setting. |
| dollars more for the same credits. As long as these | | | | Some students need smaller classes and more |
| classes will transfer, you can save quite a bit of | | | | teacher attention. In larger universities, your basic |
| money. | | | | classes will be with two hundred students or more. In |
| For some, it's hard to leave the area that you have | | | | community colleges, your typical class size will feel a |
| grown up in. This might not be an emotional | | | | bit more like high school. You can get help and have |
| attachment but a practical one. You may already have | | | | time with the teacher where it's near impossible to do |
| children. You might be taking care of a parent who | | | | at a different type of school. |
| needs help. A community college lets you start on your | | | | |