First post here, this question has been on my mind for a while now and here it is. Would committing to a JUCO and then transferring to a four year school affect your chances in this job market instead of going a full four years at a college/university?
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First post here, this question has been on my mind for a while now and here it is. Would committing to a JUCO and then transferring to a four year school affect your chances in this job market instead of going a full four years at a college/university?
I don't think so. Your degree will matter where it is from, but not where you started.
Let me turn that question around. Are a student's chances in today's job market affected by which college he graduates from? And, does a plan which involves attending a JC followed by a transfer to a 4 year school imply that the opportunity to play baseball will drive the choice of the 4 year college?
If the answers to both of these questions are "yes", then the answer to the original question is "very likely".
NO! Your degree will be from the University that you graduate from.
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.....but of course 3FG has a point. Aaaahh the beauty of this website.
A related JUCO question: Does anyone know of any that actually have dorms? Son would love the full college experience.
A related JUCO question: Does anyone know of any that actually have dorms? Son would love the full college experience.
Yes, they do have dorms too.
No dorms at my sons JUCO, but they do offer housing for a few players. It is an apartment complex right across the street for the school.
A related JUCO question: Does anyone know of any that actually have dorms? Son would love the full college experience.
Search wiki for a list. It may not be 100% accurate, but should be helpful.
Would committing to a JUCO and then transferring to a four year school affect your chances in this job market instead of going a full four years at a college/university?
I agree with others that your diploma is what matters, not where you started. However, keep in mind that transferring into your preferred major is not a given at many schools. There can be limits on the number of transfers, limits within a major, credit transfer rules, etc. that can impact the process. So don't assume anything about your plan; do the research and talk to school administration about the details.
A related JUCO question: Does anyone know of any that actually have dorms? Son would love the full college experience.
Lamar CC in Lamar, CO. Top D1 JuCo program with dorms. One thing that hit me here, in which my immediate thought was, "you can't do that." They have a program where community leaders "adopt" athletes. They take them to dinner, have them over to their house to wash clothes, etc. I guess that's perfectly within the rules in JuCo.
Grayson in Dennison, TX has dorms. I only know by being regaled in stories by a friend's son from a certain class of players. What would you expect from a JuCo national championship team who had "get silly" engraved on their rings?
In our experiance, most smaller town Juco's have dorms and most metro area Juco's do not.
A related JUCO question: Does anyone know of any that actually have dorms? Son would love the full college experience.
Lamar CC in Lamar, CO. Top D1 JuCo program with dorms. One thing that hit me here, in which my immediate thought was, "you can't do that." They have a program where community leaders "adopt" athletes. They take them to dinner, have them over to their house to wash clothes, etc. I guess that's perfectly within the rules in JuCo.
The JUCO here does the same thing. I think that is great to have a support system for these boys.
