Interesting article here about how challenging it can be for CC students to transfer their credits to a 4-year school. In Ontario, a 2-year diploma the equivalent of a US Associates degree would usually give you one year of credit in a 4-year Bachelor's program. A 3-year program would give you 1.5 years of credit. Only a few programs (like Athabasca's Bachelor of Professional Arts and Bachelor of Commerce) would provide a full 2 years for 2 years at a college. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/education/2023/05/01/waste-of-time-community-college-transfers-derail-students/70169003007/
I think it is important to figure that out from the start. Not all credits will transfer to all schools and programs.
Given how frequently this comes up as a legitimate complaint, one would think universities that do accept credits liberally to market specifically to this market segment.
If they did that, then there'd be a loud outcry about how now they're not real universities or they aren't rigorous enough. They're just diploma mills if they actually accept CC credits! Gotta be elite somehow.
Well, that's true. But it seems like there are plenty of institutions that already wrongly get called that (like WGU, which is sort of mind boggling) who don't have a lot to lose reputationally by promoting a "finish what you started!" marketing campaign.
