Junior college

Benefits that Last a Lifetime Students need to consider many factors when deciding whether to attend a university or a junior college. Most students do not know whether to go to a junior college or a university and many tend to struggle with the decision. If an individual wants to branch out and live without the guidance of parents or family, then one should choose a university. Compared to a junior college, universities offer more beneficial opportunities that drive students to excel later in life, including more academic options, a more diverse student body, and more extracurricular activities to choose from. In comparison to junior colleges, universities tend to have a greater range of academic options for students to choose from. Junior…

The financial downturn has begun a surge of excitement for negligible exertion, two-year junior universities, which give understudies the decision to trade their credits to a four-year school. Late data from the National Spot for Guideline Estimations say the amount of accomplice degrees and expert assertions allowed by postsecondary establishments came to 1.5 million in 2007, which identifies with a 28 percent development over the prior decade. Regardless, there are still academic and budgetary…

University is intriguing. We were taught “reflective writing”, the idea of pausing to consider and better understand one’s thoughts. I expect university to be more independent learning as compared to Junior College. One needs to take responsibility and question when in doubt. It is also less structured, leaving one feeling vulnerable as I may not know what is truly expected from me. As a result, I feel that there are higher chances of failing a subject. “Not only weren’t they discouraged by…

students need to examine before deciding between a community college and a four year University. In some instances going straight to a University is the best option, however for other situations a junior college is the better option. It boils down to what a person’s overall career goal is. There are some similarities and several differences between a junior college and a four year university. Every student has to weigh the pros and cons of their own unique situation in order to determine…

Joplin Junior College was founded in 1937. During this time, it had 114 students and 9 faculty members (Archives Collection Guide). In 1968, it became a four year college and changed the name from Joplin Junior College to Missouri Southern State College in 1977. In 2005, it became known as Missouri Southern State University (In Pursuit Of Excellence). Missouri Southern is home of many notable alumni. Some of the alumni include Missouri State Senator Ron Richard, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver…

The inevitability of transferring has always been more of a plan than a hope. Through my experience at junior college, I know I stand capable of competing academically with students who are keener than I am. Studying alongside students with more discipline than myself will improve my skills plus teach me more than I could learn myself. Concurrently, in today’s job market, having a college degree is considered a basic requirement for most employers. Additionally, my sister and I are the first in…

Ever since I was in elementary school I’ve wanted to be a teacher. That is my dream job, and I would like to start following my dream by going to the New Mexico Junior College. I am still in High School, but I am enrolled in Dual Credit Courses and I know that the NMJC is the best option for me. It is close to home, and it has good teachers. Those are some of the reasons why I chose applying for the NMJC. I lived in Mexico the first 14 years of my life, now I am 18. When I was there I used to be…

Beginning of situation: I became pregnant in 2011 and had a son born in November the same year. I began attending Junior Joliet College (JCC) in the Fall semester of January/2012. I was enrolled in five college classes and did not anticipate the abundant amount of study hours and the new educational culture a junior college offered at the time. Needless to say, I did not prepare much for this new endeavor but only envisioned myself completing all the classes I signed up for. I was still…

Junior Year. Everyone says junior year is the most strenuous year of high school. I underestimated that saying because I just thought junior year was going to be equivalent to my last two years of high school--stress free, I was clearly mistaken. I encountered many obstacles throughout that school year that I consider to be failures. One failure that really took a toll on me was getting a C- in Chemistry. I know that a C is still considered passing for most people, but to me, getting a C is…

“There is no way you’re going to pass physics!” My mom shouted across the dining room table. My junior year of high school was the first time in my life I had the choice of an additional science course. There was some logic behind what my mom said to me at dinner that night. Everyone in my family studied and tended to do better in the arts, science and math weren’t the strong point of my family. However, I wanted to prove them wrong. After my teacher handed back my first test and I saw a huge…