[Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!]

On Jun 1, 5:02*pm, Jenn wrote:
In article ,
*Igor Alexander wrote:





On Fri, 23 May 2008 19:20:04 -0700, Jenn
wrote:

That said, the "basement" of the system shouldn't be scoffed at. *The
community colleges provide many people (of all ages) their best chance
at success. *And their best second chance as well. *Community college
faculties are among the best TEACHING faculties one can find. *And in
most locations, the price can't be beat.

The problem is that whatever the quality of the education, a community
college certificate isn't generally taken as seriously as a university
degree. I've known people who, after doing community college, had to
go out and get a university degree in the same field simply because
they weren't getting hired (they kept losing out to those with
university degrees).

Personally, I hate universities and believe that they are a scam (they
don't call them 'diploma mills' for nothing),

Who exactly calls universities "diploma mills"?

but that's the reality
on the ground. If you're interested in learning for its own sake, stay
home and read a book. Education is an investment, and as with any
investment, you want to be reasonably certain you'll be getting more
out of it than you initially put in. Community college isn't a good
investment if it doesn't lead to you getting the job or the promotion
you want.

Community college serve several goals well:
-Transfer to university
-Improve/update skills
-Terminal degree for some professions
-Life enrichment

Here, anyway, they are also much less expensive per credit than the
state (and therefore obviously the private) colleges and universities,
they also tend to have less stringent entrance requirements which, I
think, dovetails to your first point, and they also offer degree
opportunities in some specialties not available in the state and
private institutions.