As high school seniors enter their final semester, their experiences may vary depending on whether they choose to go to a community college like Modesto Junior College or a university like Stanislaus State.
The primary differences between community colleges and universities include program length, degree type, degrees offered and tuition.
The differences in degrees
Primarily, community colleges offer an associate’s degree, a two-year undergraduate degree that’s the first higher-level diploma you can earn after high school.
Students who earn associate degrees typically transfer to a university, where they can use most of the credits they earned toward getting a bachelor’s degree — a four-year undergraduate degree…