College for all - right?

[tracilicious]

And one more thing, at the community college I attend, you have to test into English 101. I already functioned at a college level in this area, so I had no problem getting in. If I had scored lower, I would have been put in a lower level class and had to work up to 101. I thought all community colleges were like this.

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by tracilicious

And one more thing, at the community college I attend, you have to test into English 101. I already functioned at a college level in this area, so I had no problem getting in. If I had scored lower, I would have been put in a lower level class and had to work up to 101. I thought all community colleges were like this.

Most are - it's the matriculation testing. Most universities are too. Not all though - some of the accelerated programs don't require it.

I wish I knew what school the article was written about.

Originally Posted by tracilicious

I don't think our grandkids will look at our Bachelor's and be amazed, I think there will be a completely different system in place. I think we will start seeing a great deal more specialized, non-university training. People working in communications or human resources, for example, might not be required to have a full bachelor's degree, but might be required to have higher education in subjects pertinent to their field.

Doesn't Europe do something like this? They focus more on the field then overall knowledge once the student hits university level. They also groom students for a specific type of further education early on based upon their compententcies and interests.

[sleepyjeff]

Originally Posted by tracilicious

And one more thing, at the community college I attend, you have to test into English 101. I already functioned at a college level in this area, so I had no problem getting in. If I had scored lower, I would have been put in a lower level class and had to work up to 101. I thought all community colleges were like this.

Yep, my best friend, a Cuban immigrant, didn't score high enough in English on his entry test so he started college taking English 99..........and he still graduated a year before me