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Originally Posted by 33girl
I thought the primary argument against CC expansion was (and still is) the amount of turnover. It’s hard to run a GLO when the majority or all of students only stay at the school one or two years. It’s not because CCs are for The Poors.
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This!! I know at least where I live and spent a semester at CC for a lot of people its either a path into a 4 year school after they've finished a year or two. For me it was a transitional point before I re-enrolled at a different 4 year university than where I first started.
I know for my cousin who is currently enrolled in CC he relocated from out of state, and wanted to establish his residency in the state with the goal of going to a 4 year university. Going to CC was a much more financially viable option for him as he has to pay for school himself. He figures get his gen ed classes done there and then take his core classes for his major at State U, and hopefully doesn't have as much debt when he graduates. For my niece who started at a 4 year school and I even wrote her a rec (when those were a thing), some events made her return to live with her grandmother, she finished out and got a two year degree from the local CC and then transferred back to a local 4 year university to get her bachelors.
I think for others doing CC they might be older students finally deciding to go back to school and CC is a good option for them to work and go to school.
Although there might be a decline in students interested in participating in greek life, I don't feel like exploring membership options at the CC level is the best long term solution. To me most CC's cater to commuter students at least all of the CC's I'm aware of in the general vicinity of where I live all have commuter students who are likely working full or part-time jobs, so then asking these students to say hey you want to join "ABC Sorority", I have a feeling this path is going to lead no where.
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