2 vs 4 year degree. I do recommend going to community college first though and transferring if pursuing a degree.
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MasterNerd@lemm.ee 8 months agoThen why even bother going to a university? Seems like community college would be a much better use of your money to accomplish that
IMongoose@lemmy.world 8 months ago
MasterNerd@lemm.ee 8 months ago
At least in the US, most community colleges offer 4 year degrees
jscummy@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Maybe it varies state to state but I don’t know of any that offer real 4 year degrees, and I went to a community college
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Yeah, IvyTech here in Indiana will get you credit to transfer to a 4-year school but only offers associates degrees.
candybrie@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Where? I can think of one that had a university satellite campus for a handful of programs. But those were the only 4 year degrees and they were still through a university and had university pricing.
prayer@lemmy.world 8 months ago
It is
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 8 months ago
University is meant to be higher level and teach you soft skills. Academics also aren’t supposed to be the only thing you do, but participating in clubs and sports is supposed to give students experience in leadership to make them better leaders when they graduate.
It is supposed to be a civilian version of officer candidate school.
LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 months ago
So then I really fucked up by working fast food to pay for my textbooks when I could have been out playing sportsball
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 8 months ago
Or being in a fraternity or student clubs.
LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 months ago
The only club I had time for was the chicken club