[lubesGordi]

I had the same experience where community college teachers were vastly superior to my university teachers. Vastly.

[galaxyLogic]

It's possible that people who end up as teachers in community colleges actually like teaching and see it as a challenge they are willing to tackle.

Whereas in big universities the professors really don't much want to teach they want to accomplish scientific breakthroughs, themselves.

[analog31]

One possible reason is that the community college teachers -- at least in my state -- are unionized. This makes teaching as a career possible.