America's high school graduates are often encouraged to start at a community college before getting a bachelor's degree, but the money-saving move rarely works as planned
Ricki Korba, 23, stands for a portrait in her lab at California State University, Bakersfield in Bakersfield, Calif., on Friday, April 14, 2023. After taking classes at a community college, Korba was admitted to CSU, Bakersfield, as a transfer student. But when she logged on to her student account, she got a gut punch: Most of her previous classes wouldn’t count. First came the good news.
Every year, hundreds of thousands of students start at community colleges hoping to transfer to a university later. It's advertised as a cheaper path to a bachelor's degree, an education hack in aYet the reality is rarely that simple.
“The pipeline from community college to a bachelor’s degree is a very leaky pipeline,” said Alexandra Logue, one of the researchers and a former provost at the CUNY system. The outcomes are worst among Black, Hispanic and low-income students, who are more likely to start at community colleges, she said.
Facing an extra year of school, Korba likely will run out of financial aid before she graduates. She’s making plans to go part-time in school and work longer hours so she can afford tuition and rent. But she wonders how long she can juggle it all.," she said. University officials said classes can look the same on paper, but the details of what's taught don't always line up. Still, they acknowledged room for improvement.
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