Community College education has many advantages; however, there are a few disadvantages of community college education that need to be mentioned. We prefer to look at the positive side of things, but choose to ignore the negative aspects. However, in case of community college education, the positive aspects far outweigh the negatives. In case you decide to take up community college education and plan to go on for further studies at the university level, you should be aware of the larger picture. Some of the disadvantages associated with community college education are discussed below:

1. Students, who plan to transfer to university after completing the two-year community college course, should ensure that the courses they are taking are compatible to those available at the university level. Most often, these are compatible, but there may be some exceptions that you should know about. In case you are planning to attend a University situated near your present community college, you can verify if they have some agreement that will allow the transfer of associate degree graduates to the university, easily.

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