[mlyle]

It really depends upon the community college and class.

You tend to have some younger screw-up, unmotivated students, especially at entry level classes; some younger students that are there for economic or other reasons; some older students going back to school for life reasons; and then some older students who are intellectually curious and doing it for enrichment.

What the make-up of a class, and the resultant culture is, is a crapshoot. But it can be outstanding.