Should I Transfer from a community college with 30 Credit to a University? Or do a full 60 credits?

Question

I'm going to be attending my local community college this fall for Computer Science. I am wanting to know if it's a good idea to transfer after only 30 credits at a community college. I have been to several university web sites, and have read the the requirement for transfer is 30 credits. If you try to transfer with below 30 credits, you will be required to provide High School transcripts and SAT scores all of which I don't have because I have a GED. Can someone shed some light on this?

Answer 1

It's up to you, but you will save MUCH more money staying at a community college.  Just be sure to take the "meat" of your classes at the university.  Take all the easy stuff at a community college.  I transfered to a university after 49 hours of community college.  

Green Eyes is right in a sense.  It is easier at a community college, but if you plan on transferring to a professional school after getting a degree then you'll have a more difficult time getting in compared to someone who takes all there classes at a university.  If you do decide to take some of your hard classes at a community college then professional schools will look at it as if you are trying to take the easy way out.  The saying goes that making an A at a community college is the same as making a C at a university.  That's just to give you an idea of the difficulty level of a university.  I took one science class at a community college and I barely remember a thing.  I took a science class at a university and I feel like I remember everything.

Answer 2

I agree with above answerer in that you will save money attending a community college for the remainder of your transfer credits.

However, I disagree that you should take your easier classes at the community college.  The classes that are more complex and are usually harder (such as Geology, Chemistry, Calculus), in my opinion, should be taken at the community college because usually those classes are smaller at a community college and you can have more one on one time with your professors as opposed to a large university. Classes are also just slightly easier at a community college--so why not take the same class at a community college, and it will be easier to get a better grade.

And to actually respond to your question, I would wait and get everything done at the community college. You can spend more time getting a good GPA at home and, once again, save money.

Hope this helps!