I come from somewhere that just has colleges and that’s it. What even is a community college?
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People often go to college (or university) to obtain their BA (Bachelor of Arts) or BS (Bachelor of Science) degree.
To obtain your Bachelor’s degree, it typically takes people 4 years to complete.
Those 4 years are divided into two: lower division and upper vision. The lower consist of the first two years, and upper with the last two years.
The lower division is a general knowledge. Like teaching you the basics of Political Science 101 so that you understand the basics of how the US government works, how many senators we have and the number of terms they can serve. Then if you’re interested, you advance to the next course and it goes to the harder stuff.
Those lower divisions are offered in community college (or junior college).
So in community college, you get to learn all the basics. If you do learn all the basics, then you can get an Associate of Arts/Science degree. Once you learn all the basics, you can transfer those class credits you’ve taken to a 4year college. This is often the route to take if you want to save money. Community college is considerably cheaper than 4yr college.
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