Compare And Contrast Community Colleges

Compare and contrast When choosing a college, it is important to look at the positives and the negatives between a community college such as NICC and other small community colleges or a bigger university such as Iowa or Iowa State. Some of the positives of a community college include living closer to home, less expensive, and a familiar location. Some of the negatives of moving to a bigger university include more expensive, farther away from home and living in a new place and having to live in a dorm or apartment. The first major difference of going to a community college verse going to a smaller community college is where you will be living. When you decide to go to a community college you can possibly live with your parents or find a small and cheap apartment near the campus. When you decide to go to a bigger university you are most likely must live in a dorm on campus for two to three years before you can move off and find a small apartment. While having to live in
Many community colleges have a lower tuition fee since you may not have to pay for a dorm room and a meal plan. Many bigger universities charge more for tuition due to the student having to pay for room and board. Community colleges may also charge less per credit than larger universities. The last and final difference between a community college and a bigger university is class size. Many larger universities have classes with one hundred or more students in them while a community college may have a class size of fifty or less. I believe that a bigger class size decreases the student’s communication with their teacher. Bigger class sizes may not allow the student to get to know their classmates as well. At a community college with smaller class sizes the student can communicate easier with their teacher as well as get to know and make relationships with their