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If you've seen any ads. from the community college system, some of them actually mention Greek life, homecoming, etc. and make the point that they chose this college lifestyle because those "other" things are not important to them. The Ivy Tech Community College system in Indiana has an ad that says something like: (TWO GIRLS TALKING:first girl says, "But Ivy Tech doesn't have sororities!" the other girl says, "Yes, but the cost is great and I can take just the classes I want and get personal attention.") Then the table of attractive girls looks over and makes eye contact with a table full of good-looking guys.

This may not be exactly word-for-word, but most community college students are there because they have neither the time nor money to do the four-year thing. And many community college students are "non-traditional" students who are older or back to pursue a second degree because of a job loss or lay-off. There are, however, many community college students who do their gen. ed. there and then transfer to four-year colleges and---some I've known--do then go Greek as sophomores.