They urge students who know they want to continue at a four-year university to check on the transfer agreements their community college has with other schools before they enroll. Students who succeed in transferring graduate at about the same rate as do students who start at four-year institutions. Community college is not for those students who yearn for the experience of living in a dorm or spending Saturday afternoons cheering for the home football team. While most community colleges offer a wide array of extracurricular activities, the students commute and many work full time, so they have less time for social activities. Whether a community college is the right fit ultimately depends on the individual and the school nearby.
Educators urge prospective students to thoroughly check out their local school.
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