Community College Divide Summary

Many of the students who go to a university look down upon students who go to a community college. In the article “The Community College/‘Real College’ Divide” by Kristin O'Keefe, she explains how community college is looked down upon and argues that community colleges are as just as great as universities. O’Keefe writes, “they had heard the message that community college was not a real college, and they listened”. Even though O’Keefe didn’t get to experience the community college as a student, she has experienced it as a faculty member. I agree with the article because it true, just because community college is in front of the name it doesn’t make it any less than a university, typical community college students have different experiences than university students.

In the article "The Community College/‘Real College’ Divide" the author, Kristin O’Keefe, explains what people are saying about community colleges and explains how one educator says this is what you should be doing if you want to go to a real college not a community college to incoming high school students. The educator in the article is informing the incoming freshman that community college …show more content…
Students who attend community colleges have some obligations and they want to save money. Students can take general courses for a lower affordable price at a community college whereas students at a university have to pay much bigger price just for a general courses. Just because the name “community” is in the front it doesn’t make it any less than a university. O’Keefe argues that “Community college is real college”. O’Keefe made the point that even if it’s a community college the students are still earning degrees, going to classes, and paying real money to go to these community colleges. I chose to go to a community college because I wanted to help my family save some money and I wasn’t ready to move away just