You’ve heard great things about community colleges that they save you money, and they may even be closer to home.  Like anything in life though, you’re going to find that some things have disadvantages as well.  While I’m not against community colleges, there are some things that you have to consider when thinking about attending a community college for the first two years.

The atmosphere isn’t the same

The community college atmosphere is nothing like the university atmosphere.  At a bigger school, you’re going to get a bigger student body, shops all around, and most likely a big campus.  When comparing the two, many students still think that the community college feels a lot like high school still.

Not as experienced

You’ll soon find out that many community college teachers aren’t as experienced as those at a university.  Is this true for all colleges?  No!  You’ll find out that the teachers at a university are going to have more experience, as well as have a little more life experience as well in the field you’re learning about.

Lack of resources

A community college isn’t going to have all of the resources that your bigger school generally has.  You’ll soon find out that a bigger school is going to have bigger facilities, such as libraries, computer labs, etc.  This isn’t going to mean that your school isn’t going to have anything, because community colleges still do have resources such as a library.

Hard to transfer courses

Most community colleges work with local universities, but if you find out that you don’t want to go to that particular university, you’re going to have a hard time transferring your credits to colleges across the United States.

You’ll want to consider all of these options when you’re looking to attend a community college.  In my opinion, there are a lot of advantages, as well as disadvantages.  You’ll want to create a simple pros, and cons list, and see which one will work best for you!