Five Myths About Community Colleges

Being partial to community college education as we are, it was nice to see msn.com run a story by Jennifer LeClaire entitled Five Myths About Community Colleges. The upshot of the article is that there are a number of misconceptions about community college education that need to be dispelled. Interesting tidbits include the fact that 40% of traditional age students start at community colleges and Walt Disney and Ross Perot each started their educations at a community college.

Here are the myths that LeClair refutes:

1. Students only attend community college because they can't get in to a four-year university.
   
2. A degree from a community college is not as good as a university degree.
3. Community colleges are inexpensive, so the education is not high quality.
4. Community college credits do not transfer to four-year universities.
5. Community colleges have low academic standards.

We recommend the full article for explanations of why each of these statements simply aren't accurate.