hi everyone. i am a student in hk and am planning to study in the u.s. since i know very little about colleges, i would like to ask: which community college is the best in ohio state?

Welcome to the board Jill!  Have you decided what you are going to be studying?

For community college I think you should put some emphasis on what city you'd prefer to live in. Cincinnati State has one of the best co-op programs in the country. I don't know much about the others.

i think i am going to study business.

i have a fd who is now studying in ohio state university, so my parents allow me to go there. since i don't have fds living in Cincinnati state, i don't think i can do there.

my fd is living in columbus, so i prefer living somewhere close to him.

I would suggest Columbus State since you will be in Columbus. I am a graduate of Columbus State and ABOUT all my credits, except for a one or two classes, transfered to OSU without a hitch.

i am a big cc fan. i loved my time at lorain community college (lccc). all my credits transferred to bgsu. otoh, my spouse hated sinclair in dayton.

 

most cc credits will transfer to any state u as long as it is a similar basic intro class.

 

my spouse worked in college publishing for many years and says columbus state had a reputation as being ok among ohio's community colleges. the freshman and sophmore level classes would transfer to osu.

 

i had a grad school friend from hong kong at wku in kentucky. she hated the cold weather, she had never experienced it before. she slipped on the ice once and that was it for her, she returned home. so be ready for 4 seasons!

 

that is all i got -- welcome to ohio!

 

 

I'm guessing Columbus State?

If you intend to go for a 4-yr degree, I would pick the 4-yr University first, and then look at the CC that serves as a feeder to it.  The CC system serves a a feeder to the major state Universities.  As such, you can usually do 2 years of study at a CC, get an Associates Degree, and then transfer directly to the 4-yr school that has a working relationship with the CC.

 

So I would look for the University you want to get your Bachelor's degree from, and then pick the CC that serves as a feeder to that school.

 

For Business, Miami U is probably the best 4-yr program in the state. (Case Western is also good).  Miami has its own 'feeder' system with 2 branch campuses that are the quivalent of CC - one in Hamilton, and one in Middletown.  If you pick Miami, then choose the Hamilton campus, not the Middletown one.

 

For Business, Miami U is probably the best 4-yr program in the state. (Case Western is also good). 

 

I thought Ohio State's Fisher College of Business was the best (or second, behind Case) in the state?

there doesnt have to be a direct affiliation with a particular 4yr state college. just about any accredited cc's intro classes will transfer to any state u, so you could go to any one of them and could easily transfer to a 4yr state school.

 

however, its still good to have an idea where you want to go in the future and of course to regularly check in that your individual classes will transfer as you go along. the cc will or should have an office and help you a lot with this.

I thought Ohio State's Fisher College of Business was the best (or second, behind Case) in the state?

 

I'm talking undergraduate (4-yr degree), not MBA.  Miami has always ranked as one of the top undergrad business programs in the Midwest.

 

But if you are talking Graduate School (Master's Degree & PhD), then Mami does not belong on the same list as those you mentioned.

there doesnt have to be a direct affiliation with a particular 4yr state college. just about any accredited cc's intro classes will transfer to any state u, so you could go to any one of them and could easily transfer to a 4yr state school.

 

 

True (as long as you get decent grades).

 

One advantage of taking classes at a place like Miami U - Hamilton is that you can take some upper division classes at the main campus while still enrolled at the CC level. (There is a shuttle bus traversing the 30 miles between the 3 campuses.)  The cost of classes is based on being enrolled at the branch campus, which for Miami is a decent savings of money.

One advantage of taking classes at a place like Miami U - Hamilton is that you can take some upper division classes at the main campus while still enrolled at the CC level. (There is a shuttle bus traversing the 30 miles between the 3 campuses.)  The cost of classes is based on being enrolled at the branch campus, which for Miami is a decent savings of money.

 

Actually, only Miami Hamilton has a bus to Oxford. I know a number of students taking advantage of the regional campus tuition while taking classes up at the main campus. As long as they take a majority of hours in Hamilton/Middletown, they qualitfy as a regional student. With proper planning, you could be a regional student for three years, assuming you start taking Oxford classes in your second year and don't have a wacky major.

 

There has been lots of talk about starting bus service between MUM and Oxford, but the distance is much greater and there are a smaller number of Middletown students taking Oxford classes as there are Hamilton students taking classes in Oxford. Hamilton is also a larger campus (Middletown has about 2,600 students, Hamilton has 3,600).

One advantage of taking classes at a place like Miami U - Hamilton is that you can take some upper division classes at the main campus while still enrolled at the CC level. (There is a shuttle bus traversing the 30 miles between the 3 campuses.)  The cost of classes is based on being enrolled at the branch campus, which for Miami is a decent savings of money.

 

Actually, only Miami Hamilton has a bus to Oxford. I know a number of students taking advantage of the regional campus tuition while taking classes up at the main campus. As long as they take a majority of hours in Hamilton/Middletown, they qualitfy as a regional student. With proper planning, you could be a regional student for three years, assuming you start taking Oxford classes in your second year and don't have a wacky major.

 

There has been lots of talk about starting bus service between MUM and Oxford, but the distance is much greater and there are a smaller number of Middletown students taking Oxford classes as there are Hamilton students taking classes in Oxford. Hamilton is also a larger campus (Middletown has about 2,600 students, Hamilton has 3,600).

 

i think most of the cc's have alliances with the 4yr state schools nowadays where you can take advanced classes and even graduate from for a few degrees. it's agreat thing -- speaks to the flexibility of the cc mission.