Comments on: Stop the Snobbery! Why You’re Wrong About Community Colleges and Don’t Even Know It

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By: Kate Ternus

Kate Ternus — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:38:00 +0000

When our votec and community colleges merged by legislative fiat in 1995, there were turf wars wherein the “academic” faculty potshotted the “techies” as uncredentialed knuckle-draggers. It took nearly a quarter century for members of the “new” faculty to discover that “it’s about the students, stupid” and that there were enough inquiring minds to keep us all on our toes if we were to support their collective and indiviidual successes. This was a tremendous article. Good on you!

By: Kenny Strawn

Kenny Strawn — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:22:21 +0000

This article is 100% agreeable material. But beyond that, it’s an eye-opener to the fact that the stereotypes of community colleges exist in the first place! Being a Saddleback student, I find it interesting that so many fellow students are excited about transferring instead of enjoying their Saddleback life just as well. There’s plenty of stuff to do at community colleges that most people don’t even think about. Here in California, many community colleges not only have awesome educational programs and get stuff done at an amazing rate while keeping class sizes fairly small, but they also compete against each other in the many athletic and kinesiology programs offered, which makes school not only educational but also fun. Plus, the community college I go to (once again, Saddleback) also has its very own radio station (KSBR)! It’s mostly jazz and what not, but it’s listened to throughout Southern California, and I wouldn’t be surprised to hear some of my friends who play guitar, sax, and other instruments in the jazz combos there end up on that station.

By: Ailya Rose

Ailya Rose — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:30:01 +0000

Take everything you wrote about Community Colleges, multiply the sense of snoobery by 10, and apply that to those of of us who work in For_Profit Educational settings. That is how we feel when we go to Conferences, interact with Acadmic Librarians and the like. For us, it is even more about the student.

By: minavilly

minavilly — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:13:17 +0000

Thank you for posting this. I went to a Community College after high school because I couldn’t afford a four year University. My school was five minutes from my home and allowed me to have half of my undergraduate education paid for by scholarships (thank you Bright Futures for paying for 100% of AA degrees even if you were only awarded a 75% scholarship). As a result my student loan debt is quite low compared to some of my friends. I’m now half way done with my MLIS and am proud to tell people I started at a Community College. No matter what they say I feel it is the best thing for students who are unsure of themselves, or don’t have the finances to go to a four year university right off.

By: Friday

Friday — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 19:46:30 +0000

I recently moved from a graduate-only school to community college and LOVE LOVE LOVE it. The student focus blew me away at the interview and continues to be the best part of the job. I am a CC graduate and am so glad to be back amongst “my people”. :-)

By: shinylib

shinylib — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 15:25:09 +0000

I’m amazed that I somehow missed you making the leap to CC work. Fantastic! Thanks for shining a little light into all we do.

Community college libraries are about as “real” an academic environment as it gets – real struggles to pay for college, real value for the education received, real attention to doing more with less (for librarians and students), real goal-driven, real(ly) aspirational and inspirational.

By: Leann

Leann — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 21:50:03 +0000

When I moved from a 4 year liberal arts college (9 years) and a state flagship university (9 years) to a community college, I too found students who want to learn, want to explore, and make connections. It’s a great place to be. The professors want to teach and are open to partnerships. Student learning is a priority and the opportunities for librarians to support that learning are amazing.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:25:29 +0000

Jumping in late, but it actually seems to me that community college libraries often blur the line between a public library and an academic library. Even though the community college I work at now is across the street from the public library, we often get community members (many alumni, but not all) who come in to do research, use our computers, or ask reference questions. I love community colleges because of the wide range of patrons I encounter – high school students, recent working high school grads, second career students, professionals looking for further training, students looking to gain transfer credit to the big universities nearby, and students returning to school after looooong breaks. they each present unique issues and challenges that keep my job interesting and extremely rewarding.

By: Nine Month Anniversary | Digital Carrie

Nine Month Anniversary | Digital Carrie — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:46:52 +0000

[...] opportunity to meet people and to learn about what I’m doing on a broader scope. I just read an excellent blog post about community college librarianship that I’d highly recommend to anyone in this field or anyone considering [...]