[quote=AN][quote=CA renter]Not assuming that CSU/UC students don’t work, just that a student who is getting everything paid for is more likely to be at a four-year university/college vs. a CC-univ/college.
BTW, lots of people major in one thing, and then end up in something totally unrelated. My work experience had nothing at all to do with my major, but introduced me to an entirely different career option, which I really enjoyed.[/quote]
That, I agree with. Why go to a CC when you don’t have to worry about the cost of the college. But my initial assertion is that you might save some money up front, but you might end up not saving any or actually be losing money in the grand scheme of things. Also, as I mentioned, internship will open the door to the industry you’re trying to enter w/ your BS/BA. You can’t get internship at a CC AFAIK.
Yes, lots of people major in one thing and end up doing something unrelated. Those people would save a lot of money going to CC while they figure it out. A lot of people don’t need a BS/BA at all. There’s a number I heard where something like 27% of bartender have a BS/BA and something like 15% of taxi drivers have a BS/BA. Those people would have saved a lot of money not going to college. However, there are also just as many people who know exactly what they want to do and have been working toward that goal since HS. For example, it’s unlikely for you to get into med school doing to CC->UC/CSU route. You’ll be competing with kids who score great on SAT/CAT, high HS GPA, high UC/CSU GPA, many many hours of community service, graduate UC/CSU in 4 years while doing all of that. How are you going to stand out doing the CC->UC/CSU route when your competition did everything you did and graduate UC/CSU in 4 years w/ high GPA.
My main point is, if you don’t know what to do with your life, stay in CC and figure it out while save some money. If you know what you want to do/be, the money you save by going to CC first will more than offset by the lost of time. If you’re driven and know what you want to be, you’d already taking lots of AP classes and/or lots of CC classes while you’re in HS. I graduated HS with enough CC credits to almost clear a whole year worth of GE. That allow me to work 20-30 hours a week while still graduating in 4 years.[/quote]
As you know, we both agree about the fact that college degrees are oversold — we’d be much better off if we provided a top-notch vocational education system for those who don’t go to college.
You’re right about it being more difficult to get into medical school via the CC route, but not at all impossible.
Here’s a success story (one of many) of someone who did just that:
