Community College Vs. State College

If you are in the predicament that so many young scholars are of trying to decide your educational future, I am here to give you an honest opinion based on my own experiences. First of all, let me explain my background. After graduating high school with fairly good grades (almost good enough to make honors, but not quite), I decided to attend a state university. To be precise, I choose Georgia College & State University, noted as Georgia's Public Liberal Arts University. Upon graduating in the spring of last year with my BS degree in Psychology, I decided to pursue a MS degree in Occupational Therapy. However, there were several pre-requisite classes I still needed before I could apply. Since I had run out of scholarship money, I decided to move home to pursue my education at a community college for the year it would take to earn the credits I needed. Throughout the duration of this year, I have been astonished at the differences between the opportunities available at a community college versus my experiences at the state college level. I hope to explain to you the numerous differences and aide you in your difficult educational decision.

Professors:
At the state university level, almost all of your professors will have a PhD in their field. Not only that, but they will be actively conducting research, attending confrences, and, as a result, will be very knowledgable about their given field. This may make it difficult for them to teach the introductory courses because they are so far beyond the 101 level.

On the other hand, community colleges are more likely to employ professors who have a Masters degree or a ABD (all-but-dissertation) PhD. These professors are less likely to engage actively in research because of lack of funding and space at a community college. They also deal with more attitude from students, so they are more likely to have a bad attitude towards their students. This may result in limited social skills towards students simply because they do not seem to be excited about their working environment.