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There are many advantages and disadvantages of attending either a community college or a regular university first. I have many friends who have attended a cc first, and also ones that have attended a university at the start.

An advantage of attending a community college first is the price. The price is much cheaper and the classes are generally easier than their counterpart, a university. After two years when you finish your associates degree, you can move up to a university.

Starting first at a university means a hit in student loans. But with the flexibility of starting at the university level, you can take your core classes right away and save a few basics for the last remaining years to balance your GPA.

Transfer students however, normally finish all their basics then take purely core classes for the rest of their uni life. The grades from their community college also does not transfer, wasting many easy A's that could have potentially been inputted into your GPA. Imagine a Biology major taking constant sciences such as Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Molecular and Biochemistry, without any easy classes in between to lessen the work load.

If a student decides to go for higher education for graduate school, an undergrad workload at a university would look very much more appealing than a student transferring from a cc.

All in all, with the pros and cons of both. Starting at a university clearly outweighs that of someone starting from a CC. Unless money or lack of urge to pursue a graduate degree becomes an issue.

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