Comments on: Ready for Community College? http://www.thehomescholar.com/blog/ready-for-community-college/575/ Helping Parents Homeschool High School Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:33:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Laura http://www.thehomescholar.com/blog/ready-for-community-college/575/comment-page-1/#comment-1652 Laura Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:55:50 +0000 http://www.thehomescholar.com/blog/?p=575#comment-1652 Our oldest child, a girl, attended our local community college after graduating from our homeschool. She was there for three full semesters as well as one course before enrolling full time. She really had a very good experience, including some very good teachers and a fairly positive social experience. One class (an English class) included some raw language and topics, but she managed quite well. Some of her friends were adults, and these adults were quite serious about their academics. She is now at a Christian liberal arts college and being truly challenged, but I believe she is fairly well prepared for that challenge (no grades yet, she just started in September!). She was a straight-A student at CC and has resigned herself to somewhat lower grades at the regular college, but that's to be expected, I think. Overall, we were very pleased with our daughter's experience and will consider this CC for our younger children as well. Our oldest child, a girl, attended our local community college after graduating from our homeschool. She was there for three full semesters as well as one course before enrolling full time. She really had a very good experience, including some very good teachers and a fairly positive social experience. One class (an English class) included some raw language and topics, but she managed quite well. Some of her friends were adults, and these adults were quite serious about their academics.

She is now at a Christian liberal arts college and being truly challenged, but I believe she is fairly well prepared for that challenge (no grades yet, she just started in September!). She was a straight-A student at CC and has resigned herself to somewhat lower grades at the regular college, but that’s to be expected, I think.

Overall, we were very pleased with our daughter’s experience and will consider this CC for our younger children as well.

]]> By: Linda Walkup http://www.thehomescholar.com/blog/ready-for-community-college/575/comment-page-1/#comment-1651 Linda Walkup Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:12:13 +0000 http://www.thehomescholar.com/blog/?p=575#comment-1651 My daughter's community college experience has been generally good, though some of the problems mentioned are there. She has taken classes (largely math and computer) had Central New Mexico Community College, which has expanded hugely in recent years to accommodate people taking courses more cheaply before transferring to the University of New Mexico or other schools. It is definitely full of remedial students, and those going back to school after a long absence. Consequently, I keep reminding my daughter that this is not "real college". She is often one of the few who get an A, and about 30% of students drop out after the first few weeks, on average. On the bright side, the classes are all limited in size to about 30 students max, and usually are at least half older adults (and not any that seem to be jail releases). This actually brings higher level of maturity to discussions, as many of them have families and jobs. Those who are not trying hard usually are gone before the end of the semester. It's just the intellectual level is not too high, but then neither are most high school classes. She has also taken several classes long distance, or partly distance, so the negative social effects are absent, but one can still have a teacher to help you. We have avoided English and history classes because of word from other homeschoolers about their content, but she has benefited from being responsible for her own class attendance and assignments. Many of her classes may directly transfer to her college next year as well. My daughter’s community college experience has been generally good, though some of the problems mentioned are there. She has taken classes (largely math and computer) had Central New Mexico Community College, which has expanded hugely in recent years to accommodate people taking courses more cheaply before transferring to the University of New Mexico or other schools. It is definitely full of remedial students, and those going back to school after a long absence. Consequently, I keep reminding my daughter that this is not “real college”. She is often one of the few who get an A, and about 30% of students drop out after the first few weeks, on average. On the bright side, the classes are all limited in size to about 30 students max, and usually are at least half older adults (and not any that seem to be jail releases). This actually brings higher level of maturity to discussions, as many of them have families and jobs. Those who are not trying hard usually are gone before the end of the semester. It’s just the intellectual level is not too high, but then neither are most high school classes. She has also taken several classes long distance, or partly distance, so the negative social effects are absent, but one can still have a teacher to help you. We have avoided English and history classes because of word from other homeschoolers about their content, but she has benefited from being responsible for her own class attendance and assignments. Many of her classes may directly transfer to her college next year as well.

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