Does anyone recommend or know 2-year community colleges in SF or NY???
question about community colleges in New York and SF
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I don't know of any community colleges but NYC has a public college system called CUNY (City University of NY). It is very cheap and the classes flexible. Since there is a large working population that attends, they have night classes etc. Also, you don't need to fully apply/be accepted to attend. You can just register for the classes you want. The only drawbacks are that class sizes are huge and since they let everyone in, you really have to scramble for a spot. Other than that, it is pretty great. The professors are good and do their best to be accessible.
totally agree. Hunter is the best school in the cunys for you to take sciences classes in. However, expect big classes. My summer chem class has 250 seats! lol. However, finding spots in classes isn't hard IF your a full time student. As a non-degree student its harder. Also at my cuny the science director signs a lot of people in so don't lose hope.
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There is nassau community college & suffolk community college. I think Nassau comm. college has a better reputation though. 🙂
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Do you know where you would want to live in NY? If you want to live in LI, there is nassau and suffolk CC. In the city, there are a bunch of cunys (City University of NY. These are 4 year city colleges. I'm pretty sure each borough has it's own school. Also, north of the city there is Westchester community college and rockland community college. I'm pretty sure the closest cunys to NYU are Hunter and Baruch.
CUNY (City University of New York) is very inexpensive for residents. Yes you can take classes as a non-degree student but you have a very low chance of getting a seat in a science class as a non-degree (and forget about picking a night section). I wiggled my way at the last minute into Bio 1 last Fall as a non-degree but that's only because they added a few sections. This semester I am a degree-seeking transfer student and my scheduling options were better (read: The section sucks but I wasn't sweating profusely over whether I would not get a seat at all). If you seriously plan on taking courses at CUNY you must at least be a transfer student. You'll still get the shaft on scheduling but you've got a decent shot at getting a seat. Hunter also has an official post-bacc program. They don't really do anything for you except get you a better class scheduling date. If you're on a shoestring budget CUNY Hunter or CCNY are the way to go. If you've got cash to burn you might look into NYU or Columbia.
Actual numbers:
CUNY NYC Resident Tuition $195/credit
NYU Tuition: $1,038/credit
Columbia Tuition: $1,270/credit
Actual numbers:
CUNY NYC Resident Tuition $195/credit
NYU Tuition: $1,038/credit
Columbia Tuition: $1,270/credit
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I don't know, but take as much as you can there. The small class size vs Universities will be to your advantage.
You hear "Uni classes are better," but I've never experienced that. A "B" or "C" at Uni is not as good as an "A" at community college!
The number counts. You are doing the right thing!
Granted, an "A" at Uni might impress them more, but still. Focus on what's important: LEARNING!
You hear "Uni classes are better," but I've never experienced that. A "B" or "C" at Uni is not as good as an "A" at community college!
The number counts. You are doing the right thing!
Granted, an "A" at Uni might impress them more, but still. Focus on what's important: LEARNING!
