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Re:Interest surges in top colleges, while struggling ones sc... by Noos on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @03:27PM (#26242457)
They generally aren't that high quality in terms of classes, and the humanities they offer are "transfer credits" when they aren't practical skills. I mean that there's little chance to go to a community college that has a strong English section, or gives any more than the basics of history or psychology.

CCs are mostly there either for cheap transfer credits, or technical programs for local industry; things like cad/cam, aviation tech, etc.

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Re:Interest surges in top colleges, while struggling ones sc... by kop316 on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @10:15AM (#26250718)
> They generally aren't that high quality in terms of classes, and the humanities they offer are "transfer credits" when they aren't practical skills.

There were a lot of classes I saw (and some I took) at Universities that were just as bad, if not worse.

I would say they have a wide variety, much like universities. I have generally had a pretty good experience doing it for non-credit (i.e. education for it's own sake).

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