r/communitycollege

What's the deal with PTK? And I don't want the lip service answer on their website that it provides you scholarships and it's cheap membership blah blah blah. Will it actually benefit me? Even if I don't have the time or the means to actively participate? Will I get scammed of my 70 dollars?

There is high chance I could be getting expelled from a Virginia State school(Not VT or UVA) for a first time honor code violation that I take full accountability for. I Currently have 72 credits from the university that I might be able to Transfer to VCCS. If I get my Associates degree from Nova and I get a 3.5 gpa at VCCS, Will guaranteed admission at VT or UVA no longer apply since I was previously expelled. Of course I am remorseful for the incident and I will be then too.

Im planning on taking a online college class for psychology for 5 weeks during the summer to get it out of the way how hard would it be 5 weeks seem way to little of time

Trying to keep it short.

I transferred to CSUN without obtaining an AA in engineering in 2019-2020. Covid messed everything up and life happened then I wasnt able to finish my bachelors.

I am now going back to the CC i started to take some classes and save money before i go back to CSUN.

The class catalog has changed and it says I have to retake classes I have already passed yearsss ago. Is there any way they would let me keep these classes and instead of retaking them? its about 2-3 years worth of classes and I cannot do that.

hi!! I’m planning on going to cc to transfer to a 4 year uni. my cc doesn’t have may clubs (30) and none of them really speak to me except PTK. Ik extracurriculars and clubs are important but If I do othe extracurricular like working or volunteering, would that be satisfactory to unis like NYU?

I graduated high school in 2024, and took a gap year because I was unsure of what I wanted to do or if I even wanted to go to school. I struggled in high school and barely graduated due to mental health issues. In the fall of 2025 I decided to attend my local community college, and am currently finishing up my spring semester. I love school, I love learning, and I love interacting with the people that attend my school. However, I am thinking of taking another gap year to focus on working on myself and getting to a strong place mentally and physically, as well as financially. I know this is the right move for me, but I am scared of “falling behind” my peers. I am 20 years old, and by the time I transfer from community I will be 22 years old. I know everyone takes things at their own pace, but I feel ashamed for struggling so much. Has anybody else felt this way regarding taking a gap year?

I am so frustrated.

I am trying to help my husband, mid 30s, start getting serious at cc for his first degree and bachelors.

The math classes he needs requires prerequisites that are not held online and it is so confusing! I feel like a total failure and should be able to help more as I have a masters and I definitely do not remember it being this difficult to get into cc classes.

If anyone knows of any cc that has online math classes all semesters at all levels please comment I'd really appreciate it!

Hello all, my teacher informed me she would be failing me due to not getting good markings on a course required assignment. I passed the standardized test and all of my other assignments are in good standing, but it was just that one assignment I failed. Is there anything I can do? I can try and email her, technically the last day is this Sunday. I am not sure if she will let me make it up because she stated yesterday was the last day to submit our assignments.

Update: I redid my whole assignment and she passed me. Thank you to the person who told me just to email her. It gave me hope and he ability to appeal my grade 🥹

Hey everyone,

I’ve been at community college for about 4 years now, originally with the goal of transferring to UC Santa Cruz. I’ve applied twice so far and got rejected both times.

I did get into a couple of local state schools, so I do have options but UCSC has been my dream school since the beginning.

The thing is, if I stay and try again, I’d be a 5th-year CC student. That feels a bit discouraging, and I’m also starting to feel older compared to the typical transfer crowd. I’m not sure if it’s worth spending another year trying to improve my GPA and reapply, or if I should just move forward with the options I already have.

For anyone who’s been in a similar situation (or knows about transfer admissions), do you think it’s worth giving it one more shot, or is it smarter to just move on at this point?

Appreciate any advice.

Last year, I was caught cheating once on my history class, but with that, they did a search and got more than one example of me cheating on my online course. It was my first semester, and I got kicked out. It has been time, and i deeply regret what I did and realized how pathetic it was to depend on cheating instead of actually learning. It appeared on my transcript after and I had lost hope of going back to college. I found new motivation to learn and pursue a career for the past few months after working and completing online courses, but I don't know if another CC will accept me. Is there still a chance of being accepted?

So just passed my first college class after dropping out and I’m perplexed. So I wrote 8 essays for History and I know for a fact my grammar and elaboration at times were crap. Actually the schools writing center ripped me a new one multiple times . I did my best but I also know most of them were crap as far as standards go. I’m glad I passed but there’s no doubt It was inflated. I would have rather passed with a C than an A. I’m sad to say that even colleges have lost the true meaning of an education. The schools are truly failing us.

Hi guys! I am a freshman at cc right now studying English, but my plan is to start applying to universities to transfer out during the upcoming fall semester. I really want to try and get into USC or UCLA and wanted to see if I should do anything else to push my Chances of getting it. So far I am a part of 2 clubs at school, (social media representative of one & the other club is volunteer work), a financial literacy program, one internship, a mentorship program, and a learning committee. I also joined a journaling club outside of school and I’m looking on getting a summer job. I also want to start tutoring other students at my college for English in the fall, so hopefully they approve me. My GPA is a 3.8 and I’m on track to completing all the requirements and units both schools need. Im TAG with UCI and apply to the rest of the UCs. Im not sure what else I can do to look better.

I'm a high school junior and my entire high school portfolio is screwed due mental health concerns, so my GPA, ECs, and even confidence got killed. I came to term that I'm not going to get accepted into college that I want to go to and i think I'm going to transfer from CC to a UC for mechanical engineering. can i please have any advice going forward as senior regarding AP's and setting myself up for success going forward to CC. I took ap world, ap physics 1, apush, and ap lang. I'm completely ignorant towards TAG, IGETC, and what colleges want in a transfer besides GPA. Any advice would mean the world to me.

Soccer was fine in highschool but in college my schedule is gonna be extremely busy and I’m not obsessed w soccer enough for this.

I just found out about FAFSA and was about to fill out a form and apply but it turns out i missed SMC’ priority deadline. I assumed the deadline was June 30th 2027 as that is what it says on the website but I didn’t realize schools had a different deadline than the federal. Is it too late or can i still apply for aid for SMC? Also I feel i should mention that I am currently applying to SMC and plan on attending SMC in fall of 2026 also do i qualify to be an independent? My parents died when i was 3 and 12 so i’ve been an orphan since i was 12

Anyone know if the ASYNC class has virtually proctored exams as well or in person because online it says it may have one or more in person exams?

Hi guys! Im a freshman at community college and making friends has been so difficult for me. I joined many clubs and I talk to many of my classmates, but when last semester came to an end, no one stays in touch with me even if I tried to keep the bond going. The second semester of my first year is coming to an end and I feel sad that I don’t talk to anyone. Everyone i ask only has friends from high school, but I had toxic friends, so I left them behind. In my internship at school and my lab class, my classmates and I get along sooo well, but we don’t really text or talk outside of school except in group chats with other students. I know that once the semester comes to an end people will stop talking to me. Any advice on trying to connect with them? I wouldn’t want to stop talking to them. We get along very well. I’m a pretty social person and put myself out there. I just don’t want to seem pushy or make anyone uncomfortable :(