Half of U.S. Bachelor's Degrees Have Community College Credits Involved: Yes, Half. So Don't Worry, Use the Community College.
- By Jacob Seeger
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- 11 Jul, 2018
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As reported in the Wall Street Journal, 49% of U.S. bachelor's degrees awarded in 2016 had community college credits applied. On top of that, two-thirds of those were for 3 or more terms. That saves some serious money, as public community college credits cost only one-third as much as public regular colleges, in other words, only $100 per credit, for example, not $300 per credit. See "When It Pays to Start at a Community College," by Chana R. Schoenberger, Wall Street Journal, April, 9, 2017.
An article in USA Today reports that the National Association for College Admissions Counseling survey shows that grades and courses are of considerable importance at about a 75 percent level, and the essay is of considerable importance at about a 25 percent level. The survey is at: ( https://www.nacacnet.org/globalassets/documents/publications/research/2019_soca/soca2019_ch3.pdf
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The Starter Guide noticed that test scores came in at about 46 percent in considerable importance. And activities were only at 6.4 percent of considerable importance. So, students, the moral of the story is to take as hard of classes as you can, get the best grades you can, and don't let activities ruin your grades. See the article at USAToday.com, "Let's return sanity to college admissions. Coronavirus pandemic gives us an opportunity," by Jeffrey Selingo, May 11, 2020.
The Starter Guide noticed that test scores came in at about 46 percent in considerable importance. And activities were only at 6.4 percent of considerable importance. So, students, the moral of the story is to take as hard of classes as you can, get the best grades you can, and don't let activities ruin your grades. See the article at USAToday.com, "Let's return sanity to college admissions. Coronavirus pandemic gives us an opportunity," by Jeffrey Selingo, May 11, 2020.
