| There are more choices for you than ever when it | | | | Attending a Four Year College Right Away |
| comes to getting a college degree. You can go to a | | | | Attending a four year college right away is a good |
| community college and then transfer over to a four | | | | choice for someone who knows what they want to |
| year university or college, you can go away to a four | | | | do and is disciplined. It gives the student not only the |
| year college or university, or you can study at home | | | | freedom of being on their own for the first time, but |
| and earn your college diploma by going to college | | | | also a chance to learn about life as well as school. |
| online. There are pros and cons to all of these college | | | | Four year colleges are more prestigious than two year |
| initiatives. | | | | colleges so the chances of being accepted into a post |
| Attending a Two Year College and Then Transferring | | | | graduate program are much better. |
| This is a cheap way to attend college while still being | | | | The cons of attending a four year college or university |
| able to stay at home. Students who attend community | | | | right off the bat is that many young people do not |
| colleges can stay at home and even have a part time | | | | know what to do and cannot handle the freedom. |
| job when they are attending college. In addition to | | | | Many get into trouble with alcohol, develop bad study |
| having the convenience of being at home, community | | | | habits and end up having problems the first year. An |
| colleges are very inexpensive. Especially when | | | | increasing number of young people are taking five |
| compared to even state colleges. This can save | | | | years to go to a four year college - a problem that |
| parents or students, who may be struggling, some | | | | can be very expensive. |
| money. It also gives a young person who is not quite | | | | Attending an online college |
| sure what they want to do a chance to figure out their | | | | An online college allows you to get an education from |
| major and perhaps changing it, without it costing a | | | | your home. You do not have to worry about traveling |
| small fortune. | | | | and can study at your own pace. They are generally |
| The con of attending a two year college is that many | | | | inexpensive and are today's answer to the |
| of the classes will not transfer to the four year school. | | | | correspondence course. |
| Some schools look down on those who attend a two | | | | The con of the online college is that many employers |
| year year college and will not accept transcripts, | | | | do not take them as seriously as they do a degree |
| although this happens more at the post graduate level. | | | | from a four year college. You should make sure your |
| However, you can go on to a four year college and | | | | college is accredited before applying to an online |
| post graduate school if you attend a two year college | | | | college to earn a college degree. |
| to start out. | | | | |