http://university-scholar.com/2008/06/benefits-of-a-small-local-college/ Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:56:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://university-scholar.com/2008/06/benefits-of-a-small-local-college/#comment-80 Minda Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:00:27 +0000 http://university-scholar.com/?p=103#comment-80 I went to a small branch of a large community college. The main campus is 2 hours away but there are two local campuses that I attended. One in my hometown and one in the next city (1 hour away). I don't feel my education has been stunted because of this decision. I feel that in the first two years of college it is more important to get the feel of college and the personal experience of smaller classrooms. Our class ratio was on average about 1 teacher to 20 students. I've had classes that were tele-courses involving more than 50 students and I've had classes where by the end of the semester there were only a half dozen students left in the class. It's all about how you learn the easiest. Often in larger classes you can be lost in the shuffle. I will be attending a larger college this coming fall. Tennessee Tech University. I'm a little apprehensive but I can't wait to start. It's a new environment but because of the skills and habits I attained in the smaller college, I feel confident in my abilities as a student. Plus it saved me A LOT of money. I went to a small branch of a large community college. The main campus is 2 hours away but there are two local campuses that I attended. One in my hometown and one in the next city (1 hour away). I don’t feel my education has been stunted because of this decision. I feel that in the first two years of college it is more important to get the feel of college and the personal experience of smaller classrooms. Our class ratio was on average about 1 teacher to 20 students. I’ve had classes that were tele-courses involving more than 50 students and I’ve had classes where by the end of the semester there were only a half dozen students left in the class. It’s all about how you learn the easiest. Often in larger classes you can be lost in the shuffle. I will be attending a larger college this coming fall. Tennessee Tech University. I’m a little apprehensive but I can’t wait to start. It’s a new environment but because of the skills and habits I attained in the smaller college, I feel confident in my abilities as a student. Plus it saved me A LOT of money.

]]> http://university-scholar.com/2008/06/benefits-of-a-small-local-college/#comment-79 6.4.08 Featured blogs of the day « Student Bloggers Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:15:44 +0000 http://university-scholar.com/?p=103#comment-79 [...] For any readers figuring out where to go to college next year, Michael of [University Scholar] writes of some benefits to choosing the smaller school on your list. [...] [...] For any readers figuring out where to go to college next year, Michael of [University Scholar] writes of some benefits to choosing the smaller school on your list. [...]

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