Community Colleges & Universities -- Comparisons
What are the major differences between community colleges and four-year colleges and universities as far as financial and academic appropriateness for students? For millions of Americans, community colleges have an enormous advantage over four-year colleges and universities -- but what are those advantages? This paper will examine those and other issues relating to the community college vs. A four-year college / university.
Community Colleges and Universities - Comparisons
There are an estimated 2,604 four-year colleges and universities in the United States, according to data in U.S. News & World Report. There are an estimated 1,151 community colleges in the U.S. As well. Of those, about 1,000 are public community colleges, and the remainder are funded through private channels (American Community Colleges).
The original intent of a community college (in the past they were called "junior colleges" but that title had a slightly un-dignified sound to it so it was changed to "community college") was to prepare students for a full four-year college and university experience. "The main objective for students was to transfer to four-year schools after two years at a community college," the American Community Colleges Web site explains. But over the past 40 years, community colleges have become more comprehensive, offering courses that in many instances dovetail with a four-year program at a university or college. In other words, many community colleges specifically design their curriculum to be the completion of the first two years of a university curriculum (Carey, 2008, p. 1).
But moreover, community colleges have been offering classes...
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