" generally, JUCO students are left to fend for themselves more so than at any typical D3-D1, NAIA options"
Although it varies by school, I would disagree. Generally speaking kids will find the JUCO instructors to be more available to help then the professors at 4 year schools. I.e. my wife took Chem 1a at UC Berkeley with 900 other students, she didn't get any one on one time with the instructor, sure my wife had a T/A who spoke English as a second language to help out.... My JC Chem 1a class had 15 students ...and used the same book......