That's a good question. I don't know. I went to a community college down here to get a back door into a 4 year state university. Why? Because the 60+ credit hours I had from I.U. were not recognized by a state university because they were more than 10 years old.
Now think about how stupid that sounds. 100 and 200 level courses have changed significantly over 10 years? What a bunch of baloney. Fortunately for me, I knew someone that worked at a local CC who told me that not only would they honor my credits, but all I had to do was a minimum of 15 hours at the CC, earn an A.A., and I was guaranteed acceptance into any state university - it's the law in Florida. You get an A.A. (or equivalent) from a Florida CC and you're guaranteed a spot at a four year state college/university. Right now there's something like 20,000 applicants for a few thousand openings at many state universities in Florida. Go to a CC for a few years and get in for free. As for the remediation bit, it's true - students these days are not adequately prepared for college level coursework by the public school system. Hence, the need for remediation in the community colleges. It's a "helping hand" for these student who would otherwise not make it into a 4 year institution. Dan --- Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > so why can't my kid just go to community college now > given that her skill > set would be about average if not a little better? ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com