Blog 10

The debate that i have found is that community colleges are good in the sense that they save you money by allowing you to take the classes that you would be taking at any other school for the first two years. Community colleges give you time to figure out what you want to do with your life and what you want to major in before waisting all your money at a place that doesn't offer what you want. The other side of this argument is that it is harder for students to succeed in four year instituions when coming from a community college because there preparation and background knowledge is not the same. Students seem to struggle in courses that are required such as expositroy writing 101 which demonstrates that although you saved money it may not be helping you in the future because you may have to stay extra time to finish credits and may not get the degree in the amount of time that you would like. Another problem is that not all credits from community colleges transfer to four year institutions which was a waste of your time and money for taking classes that will only hurt you in the long run. The writers that i have found that identify this debate are Brouke, who demonstrates the usage of promoting community college in fictional works, Laman, who demonstrates the transfer process for that of students tranfering here from community colleges. The author of Comparing the academic process of native and transfer students gives statistics of the success rate of transfer students. There are many books that seem as if they will help me, but i have not yet had a chance to read them.
The different sides focus on different aspects of the problem in the way that if one side was right then the other would not have any support. It is either that community college acts as an aid for four year schools or it is not. It is whether or not in the long run community college is as beneficial as it is promoted to be. One side of the debate sees the argument as if community college is the be all end all and forms their argument over the fact that they believe community college is the way to go. The other side of the argument is that of the actual school that is dealing with the actual transfer students because it is their title that suffers if they do not have students succeeding. The four year schools have validation that for some, community colleges are not beneficial but for others they are.