Girl sues her college because ... she can't find a job

[Caliga]

She is going in the fall. 

But she missed out on "the Ohio State Experience"(TM) when she should have been getting it earlier.  Her life: ruined

[Maximus]

I took my basic math/science courses at the local CC. My instructors were all UIUC grad school grads, and several were former UIUC TA's. Thye all claimed the CC classes were superior because of the class sizes. They were a lot cheaper too, and transfer without a question-- they are tailored to UIUC specs.

[Ed Anger]

She is going in the fall. 

But she missed out on "the Ohio State Experience"(TM) when she should have been getting it earlier.  Her life: ruined

Yeah, going there at age 17. OVER MY DEAD BODY.

[Caliga]

is she hot btw?

[The Brain]

Have you found her a husband yet? Or do you think she is above marriagable age?

[crazy canuck]

I've not heard of it either, but I think it's weird that you would expect Canadian higher ed to be identical to what we have here. 

Most Universities work on a similar model.

[crazy canuck]

I think that would be very unusual.  I know of no universities in Canada that have a reciprocal program with anyone in the way you have described it.  Further, I dont know of many Universities that would formally admit that the first two years of their undergraduate program was equivalent to that of a junior community college.

With respect you should look more closely.  It has become very common over the last maybe 10 years.  In Alberta people would do a year or two at say NAIT or Grant McEwan, then transfer to U of A.  Up here in Yukon, a lot of local kids will do their first year or two at Yukon College, then take those credits down south to finish a university degree.

I am not saying that people dont transfer.  Of course they do.  What I am saying is it would be very unusual that there is a formal guarrantee that they can transfer in the way Meri desribed it.

[Barrister]

I think that would be very unusual.  I know of no universities in Canada that have a reciprocal program with anyone in the way you have described it.  Further, I dont know of many Universities that would formally admit that the first two years of their undergraduate program was equivalent to that of a junior community college.

With respect you should look more closely.  It has become very common over the last maybe 10 years.  In Alberta people would do a year or two at say NAIT or Grant McEwan, then transfer to U of A.  Up here in Yukon, a lot of local kids will do their first year or two at Yukon College, then take those credits down south to finish a university degree.

I am not saying that people dont transfer.  Of course they do.  What I am saying is it would be very unusual that there is a formal guarrantee that they can transfer in the way Meri desribed it.

There is a formal guarantee.   

Just as an example, here is a webpage showing you what Yukon College credits will transfer into other university credits at different universities.  All BC Universities have such transfer agreements.  And it isn't a northern-only thing either - I bet all BC colleges have agreements with BC universities.

http://www.yukoncollege.yk.ca/arts_science/transfer_credit.php

[Jaron]

Its in the upper two years that schools have to prove their worth anyways. Many of my teachers at my community college were college professors who I guess needed an extra buck. But they brought their university shit to my community accessible stomping grounds!

[crazy canuck]

I bet all BC colleges have agreements with BC universities.

http://www.yukoncollege.yk.ca/arts_science/transfer_credit.php

These are not agreements.  Universities have ad hoc committees which review what credits they will accept from other institutions.  Every University reserves the right to change these without notice.

[Ed Anger]

I love the ITT commercials with the fine print in tiny type:

Credits unlikely to transfer

[Jaron]

I love the ITT commercials with the fine print in tiny type:

Credits unlikely to transfer

[Caliga]

Well yeah, nobody is ever going to accept any 'credits' from ITT, except maybe another scam school.

[Strix]

New York's University system (SUNY) does the same thing. If you go to a New York Community College and either get an Associates Degree or join a 2+2 program (two years at the CC but no degree than two years at a University) plus have at least a 3.0 GPA than you are guaranteed admission and acceptance as a transfer student to a four year program. Some of the CC schools even had 2+2 programs with schools like Colgate.

It's better for parents and students because a lot of the better SUNY schools won't accept Freshmen and Sophomores into their programs. So, why pay the higher cost to take General ED classes if you don't have to do so.   

[Ed Anger]

Well yeah, nobody is ever going to accept any 'credits' from ITT, except maybe another scam school.

I love the Criminal Justice degrees. ITT, producing Farva's for the Police.