USE COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO YOUR ADVANTAGE
It’s the summer after your freshman year. Most likely you’re back in your hometown, catching up with high school friends and enjoying Mom’s home-cooked meals. A good way to get ahead, and yet still log in some decent pool hours, is to take a class or two at your local community college. Many of these classes meet just one or two days a week, and the semesters only run eight to 10 weeks.
Many universities will only accept transfer credit from a community college until you reach official junior status, so capitalize on this opportunity to get some extra credits under your belt. Community college classes are often less expensive, have small class sizes, and offer an interesting array of subjects, from sign language to flower arranging. Just make sure to pre-approve the classes you sign up for with your university counselor before leaving for the summer, to make sure that the credits will transfer.
RESOURCES:
OAKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CAMPUSES:
Auburn Hills, Highland Lakes, Orchard Ridge, Royal Oak, Pontiac
and Southfield
SUMMER I REGISTRATION:
March 12-May 4, 2007 (classes start May 7, end June 27)
SUMMER II REGISTRATION:
May 10-June 29, 2007 (classes start July 2, end August 22)
RESIDENTS IN COLLEGE DISTRICT:
$56/credit hour
ALL OTHER MICHIGAN RESIDENTS:
$96/credit hour
OUT-OF-STATE AND INTERNATIONAL:
$134/credit hour
WWW.OAKLANDCC.EDU
248.341.2000
WAYNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CAMPUSES:
Taylor, Belleville, downtown Detroit (Fort Street), northwest Detroit
(Greenfield Road), east Detroit (Conner)
SUMMER I REGISTRATION:
April-May (classes start beginning of May to middle of August)
SUMMER II REGISTRATION:
April-June (classes start beginning of May to beginning of August)
RESIDENTS IN COLLEGE DISTRICT:
$55.50/credit hour
ALL OTHER MICHIGAN RESIDENTS
$71.75/credit hour
OUT-OF-STATE AND INTERNATIONAL:
$91/credit hour
WWW.WCCCD.EDU
313.496.2600
WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CAMPUS:
4800 E. Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor
SPRING/SUMMER REGISTRATION:
March-May (classes start the beginning of May in intervals of
eight, 10 and 12 weeks)
RESIDENTS IN COLLEGE DISTRICT:
$71/credit hour
ALL OTHER MICHIGAN RESIDENTS:
$116/credit hour
OUT-OF-STATE AND INTERNATIONAL:
$153/credit hour
WWW.WCCNET.EDU
734.973.3543
MACOMB COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CAMPUSES:
Warren (12 Mile), Clinton Township (Garfield Road),
Clinton Township (Dunham Road)
SPRING/SUMMER REGISTRATION:
March-May (First eight-week session begins end of May, second
eight-week session begins middle of June)
RESIDENTS IN COLLEGE DISTRICT:
$68/credit hour
ALL OTHER MICHIGAN RESIDENTS:
$104/credit hour
OUT-OF-STATE/INTERNATIONAL:
$135/credit hour
WWW.MACOMB.EDU
586.445.7999