[bane]

I concur. At least in the circle of people I spent my time with, we were there really to study and grab the opportunity CC gave us. The teachers don't make anything there, so they're also extra eager to help students who really put forth the effort.

Hands down, 9 of the 10 best teachers I had were CC profs. They were so happy to help, they'd show up on weekends and help out with study groups and review coursework again to make sure you really got the foundational stuff so you didn't get lost later.

The age range was crazy too, from sharp 14 year olds there to take Calculus, to senior citizens. always somebody interesting to run into and incredible tutoring opportunities everywhere.

CC can be an incredible resource.

Most important, they're also designed for mid-career training, so you can go and take classes in whatever they offer even if you aren't in a degree program, just because you want to. My wife and I both take classes from time-to-time in subjects we've tried to autodidact, but some cheap classroom time has ended up helping everytime. Or we'll take a class together in something like Art and turn it into a date-night....get dinner after work, take a painting class, come home with a little piece of art.

[dllthomas]

"The age range was crazy too, from sharp 14 year olds there to take Calculus, to senior citizens."

I took a Recent American History class, and one of my classmates had been a member of SNCC.