Emily wrote:

RST Engineering wrote:

Why is it bizarre? Take a look at statewide stats and you will find
that folks transferring out of 2 year institutions into 4 year schools
do better grade point wise than those going straight into 4 year
schools out of high school.

Don't get me wrong. I wouldn't trade my 4 years at San Diego State
for anything, but when somebody asks me to name the best four teachers
I had in college, three of the four come from Grossmost Community
College and one from San Diego State.


Strange. I took a few management classes at the largest community
college in the nation a few years ago - just for kicks, because I had
too much free time. Both instructors were terrible and nowhere near the
caliber I was used to from my college. Not to mention the other
students. I was scared I'd fail a drug test from sitting in the same
room as them.

Large isn't necessarily equal to good. I've attended 7 different
schools at last count from one class taken at a community college to
some fairly well-respected institutions (Penn State, RIT, Alfred
University). The best school I attended was close to a community
college than a university - Penn State's Behrend campus. When I was
there (25 years ago), they were still primarily a two-year feeder
campus for Penn State, even though they did offer a handful of four-year
degrees in areas such as accounting. The instructors there were simply
outstanding and were focused on teaching rather than research.

Matt