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www.NewHeightsEducation.org<br />
COMMUNITY COLLEGE BEFORE TRANSFERRING TO A UNIVERSITY<br />
By: Khrista Cendana<br />
Many students think that it is cheaper and easier to go to a university straight away<br />
after high school. Do you think that’s right? No! If you look at the tuition for both<br />
community colleges and universities, you clearly see that community college is less<br />
expensive. So why go to community college? In this article, some facts for students<br />
about which college to attend first.<br />
Khrista Cendana<br />
Ohio State University<br />
$12,000 – $22,000 / year<br />
Columbus State Community College<br />
$4,000 – $9,000 / year<br />
http://www.collegesimply.com/colleges/ohio/columbus-state-community-college/price/<br />
https://www.ohio.edu/admissions/tuition/index.cfm<br />
Reasons to attend community college first:<br />
Finish basic education first, like General Education courses<br />
Transfer basic core classes to a university Counseling<br />
Good time for deciding what to do with your career<br />
Community college is generally faster, taking about two years to complete. However, there are cases in<br />
which a student may not be able to finish within the two years, for reasons such as:<br />
Failed classes<br />
Change of major<br />
Taking a break from attending classes<br />
Helpful links to websites:<br />
www.NewHeightsEducation.org<br />
Columbus State Tuition & Cost<br />
http://www.collegesimply.com/colleges/ohio/columbus-state-community-college/price/<br />
Ohio UniversityTuition & Financial Aid<br />
https://www.ohio.edu/admissions/tuition/index.cfm<br />
Riverside City College Courses Transferable to California State University<br />
https://www.rcc.edu/services/counseling/Documents/2017%20Fall/CSUtrn2017-2018.pdf<br />
Should I Attend a Public or Private University?<br />
https://studentloanhero.com/featured/public-vs-private-college-attend-which/<br />
Understanding College and Post-Secondary Education Options<br />
http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Other-Resources/Family-and-Community-Engagement/Getting-Involved-with-your-Child-s-<br />
Learning/Ohio-Resources-for-College-and-Career-Planning/Understanding-College-and-Post-Secondary-Education<br />
Six Reasons to Attend a Community College<br />
https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/highered/six-reasons-05.pdf<br />
The importance of directly asking students their reasons for attending higher education<br />
http://www.iier.org.au/iier21/kennett.pdf<br />
College and Post-Secondary Options New Heights Educational Group<br />
https://school.NewHeightsEducation.org/students/<strong>NHEG</strong>-student-resources/college-and-post-secondary-options/<br />
I took longer at my community college because I wasn’t used to taking so many classes and I was still deciding<br />
what to do. I was able to finish community college, and it was cheaper, but not within the two years’<br />
time.<br />
At first, I didn’t want to go to community college; I wanted to go straight to a university. I really hadn’t<br />
thought of all the pros and cons of the two choices.<br />
Reasons for going to a university:<br />
To prove that I could do it<br />
To meet people<br />
To go somewhere new rather than a closer college<br />
Opportunities<br />
I wanted to go to the University of Phoenix because I had found an awesome program there, but it also had<br />
very expensive tuition compared to a community college. Instead I went to Riverside Community College<br />
and transferred to Cal State University San Bernardino (CSUSB).<br />
My community college awarded me an associate degree; you can either get an associate of arts or associate<br />
of science. The classes I took, like math, English and reading, were transferable to the university I attended,<br />
where I didn’t need to take the core classes. The major that I wanted to do had transfer classes to go to a<br />
California State University (CSU):<br />
https://www.rcc.edu/services/counseling/Documents/2017%20Fall/CSUtrn2017-2018.pdf<br />
The community college should be able to tell the student if his/her classes are transferable to the university<br />
they want to attend.<br />
It only took me two years to finish a major at CSUSB, and it was for a Bachelor of Science degree. Granted,<br />
the CSU colleges are public universities and have somewhat cheaper tuition than private universities:<br />
https://studentloanhero.com/featured/public-vs-private-college-attend-which/
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