Ralph Mowery wrote:
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Private trade schools and charter schools are often just big scams -
the "official" community colleges and polytechnics have generally good
teachers and turn out qualified graduates.
It depends on the school. A local 'offical ' community college was much
different. A co worker taught for several years at one at night. He is
very good at teaching.
One year he was teaching a 2nd course in electrical. The students ere
grown men that their companies sent them there for classes. He found
out that they had just been passed through the first part and did not
know much. He had to fail about half of them. He was called in by the
head of the college and said that his services were no longer needed.
Seems that the college was just after the money from the local
businesses and all the students 'had to pass with a C or better'.
Private colleges in particular work hard to make certain that
students are "successful". Big state schools are a little more
"callous". Community colleges generally attract a much less
"traditional" group of students, many of them out of high school
for many years. A department chair is likely to say that if the
students aren't being successful it's the teacher's fault. Surely
the failing students will say it's the teacher's fault. No
college likes to lose students. Graduate schools expect to lose
some. There's no place for ineptitude on the part of the students
or the teachers. The "bottom line analysis" is very often done in
terms of numbers, since that's the easiest way.
Brick and mortar schools are quite concerned about the upcoming
ones on the Internet. They are quite concerned with "staying
relevant". Loneliest place on most campuses these days--the
library. Little joke: What's a "library"?