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Will an employer prefer a degree from an university/college over than one from a community college?

Is a degree from an university or a college more valued than one from a community college?
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Starting out at a Community College is a wise and prudent step. Depending upon your career area, it can lead to a very good career in only two years, or it can be a great start on your educational journey, as the tuition costs are more reasonable, your class sizes are smaller that normal college classes, and there are opportunities for intern and coop programming which will allow your to earn money and get practical experience and create networking opportunities while studying. As graduate of a community and as one who has worked in human relations doing college recruiting for many years, I have found that community colleges are highly regarded. What matters most to an employer is how well you did in college and what advantage you took of career exploration opportunities that you found and took advantage of to become familiar with your career area of choice. I hired too many graduates who found out, once on the job, that they really did not like the practical application of what they had studied. Below are some tips from my years of experience.

Ken recommends the following next steps:

It really does not matter where you go to college. Here is a video made by a person who worked at Stanford University that has a very important message. ## http://www.ted.com/talks/julie_lythcott_haims_how_to_raise_successful_kids_without_over_parenting?utm_campaign=social&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_content=talk&utm_term=education ##
It is important to consider costs when looking at a college education. Here are some important tips: ## http://www.educationplanner.org/students/paying-for-school/ways-to-pay/reduce-college-costs.shtml ##
As you are considering a college, it is a very good step take an interest and aptitude test to confirm your decision regarding a career area and then to talk to the Director of Alumni Relations of that college to arrange to meet, talk to, visit, and possibly shadow graduates of that school who are doing what you think that you want to do to get their advice and see what they are doing, where they are doing it, and how you feel about it. Here are some tips that will help: ## http://www.wikihow.com/Network ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/nonawkward-ways-to-start-and-end-networking-conversations ## ## https://www.themuse.com/advice/4-questions-to-ask-your-network-besides-can-you-get-me-a-job?ref=carousel-slide-1 ## When doing college recruiting, I found too many gradutes who skipped these steps and ended up in a job/career for which they were ill suited.
Thank you comment icon This helped me a ton. Thanks. I really liked the Tedtalk Rohit
Thank you comment icon Thanks! Keep up the good work and keep me informed. Let me know if I can help further. Onward and Upward! Ken Simmons
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Nicole’s Answer

Hi Rohit S. I see that you posted this question a little while ago so I hope my answer to you (or others who may read this response) is still helpful.

As I respond to your question in the year 2021, the world is grappling with the outcome of a global pandemic. And part of that outcome is a shortage of in-need employees. The impact of a rare occurrence like a global pandemic and it's fall out, has forced many changes in society including where employers place their emphasis when looking for good talent.

Even as I may suggest that now, in 2021, employers will look everywhere ( community college, vocational programs, apprenticeships, university/college) to get good talent, I think that even before the pandemic, there are certain career fields, where, if the curriculum is rigorous enough (and rigorous doesn't have to mean hard :)), an employer can and will recruit from a community college.

For most of my career, my work has been highly technical. A community college that has a strong technical curriculum could be just as important for recruiting from an employer as a university or college. One dependency would be on what specific skills the employer is looking for. Another dependency would be whether soon-to-be graduates can find a match in interest for a job that an employer seeks to fill.

Hope you find this answer helpful and best of luck to you!
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