College

After seniors graduate from high school most of them are excited to go to college weather that be a community college where they stay home and attend school or a university where they leave the nest and are on their own. Many people may not know it but there is actually a big difference in a community college and a university. The people you see, the classes you attend, the food you eat is all different.

Community College
My first year after high school I attended a community college in my home town, where I stayed, ate, and lived at home. So the food was great since my mom was still cooking it. The classes were small about 15-20 kids per class. I knew almost everyone who went there because a lot of people who attended when to my high school or the surrounding high schools. There was not a lot of diversity.  There were only 2 buildings for the whole school. We had the AD building then The AC,BC, and CC buildings were actually all onw building just different sections of the building, so it was quiet small.  The price of tuition was around $1,000 a semester not including books. It was much cheaper then a university. There are not a lot of activities to do around school either. My parents still had control of every aspect of my life because I still lived under their roof so I had to follow their rules.

University
After my first year at a community college I decided I was missing out on the experience of being away from home and trasfered to a university. A university is a much bigger school and has several buildings for different types of classes. There are a lot more people and I knew barely anybody, and it was very diverse. There are whites, blacks, international students, gays, all sorts of people that I was not use to seeing everyday. Although some universities try and keep the classes small and around 25-30 students other universities have up too 450 students in a class at a time which is a lot of students for one teacher to handle. Tuition also varies depending on the size of the university and everything it has to offer. some range from  about $5,000 a semester to almost $15,000 or more a semester not including your books. There is also campus housing at universities so it's like you have your own place and your on your own with out your parents telling you whatto do. The food isn't as good as moms cooking but its edible. There are always fun activites to do that the school puts on and football games, and greek life to attend and have fun at.

Community College or University?
I feel a university is the better way to go when deciding whether to go to a community college or a university. It is bigger and you meet so many different and diverse people and you can learn about their different cultures as you get to know them better. You get to live on your own and be a little bit more responsible for yourself than if you were living at home with your parents. It is more expensive then a community college but the experience and activities you get to participate in are worth spending a little bit more money.