[quote=AN]You’re assuming students who go straight to UC/CSU don’t work. I worked 20-30 hours a week while I was at UCSD during the school year and 40 hours a week during the summer and still was able to graduate in 4 years. My work experience was in my area of study (software engineering). That makes a huge difference. There’s no way I could have gotten those working experience if I was in CC w/ no major. In my profession, working any odd jobs won’t do you any good. However, after your 1 year in your undergrad w/ your major, you can apply for internship, which means A LOT more.[/quote]
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.
