Andrea Barrera : Staff Reporter 

I believe that attending a university gives a better perspective to the students which a community college can’t.

While community and junior colleges have an automatic acceptance right after high school, universities look for students who are on par with the rest of the academically prepared students.

Which means competition is at a faster pace and will help students become more independent.

When a student chooses a very selective career, it helps them compete for the best careers in the market place.

I think that universities prepare students for the competitive market and also guide them to a better future by ensuring and providing economically and financial stability and those are good things not to worry about when you are just starting your life.

A university counselor can help provide an accurate percentage of the best paying jobs and the highest percentage of degrees according to the degree plan.

It seems that today, students with master degrees who are competing with students who decided to stay a little bit longer and get a PhD, compete but the market will continue to be difficult for finding jobs in the same area.

I imagine universities also provide a wide range of opportunities for their students that most community schools cannot.

If the university is an Ivy League institution student’s get to be apart of the music department or the athletic department and participate at the games.

There are also study abroad programs where students get the opportunity to travel to other universities in places like Japan, Central and South America, and Europe.

This depends on what programs the university provides, but I feel that this is an opportunity students should take advantage of to have the chance to travel to other countries.

It might even be something to look back on and recommend to anyone who has that same opportunity. Choosing a university will give an edge on the academic competition.

Statistics even show that students who attend a university are able to keep up with their academic demands and end up graduating.

I believe that graduating from a university will urge you to keep looking forward, and will always be helping you to provide for yourself in the future.

Especially when comparing the financial income from the students who graduated from a university versus a community college.

Elizabeth Hernandez : Staff Reporter 

I think Austin Community College is a better choice than a four-year college because the tuition is less.

An average four years in a regular college that offer financial aid would come up to about $35,000. Including books and dorm.

That would be almost $8,750 a year, according to US.news.com.

With a university, it may not have financial aid, where you can’t cut your school payments into smaller payments.

Another thing about college, especially if your planning on going to a big college like UT, A&M, or Texas State, you may have 300-500 people in a first year class.

More students in the class means you wont get the individual attention that you need from the professors.

With a lot of students in one class, the professor has many teacher assistants that help the students that didn’t understand what the professor was talking about.

In most colleges, they have sports teams, which might interfere with your schoolwork making you want to go to watch the Saturday football games.

With ACC, it’s really helpful for young adults with jobs or kids, but it’s great for individuals who didn’t finish college who would like to continue their studies, or improve their knowledge.

Most classes are $62 per hour that you’re in the class. Also if you drop one of your classes between the deadlines that is given to you by ACC, you can get your refund.

The tuition compared to UT for instate students is $4,367 less according to collegenews.com.

“The classes also have maximum of 30 students, so you can get more attention for the class you’re paying for,” alum Jennifer Ibarra said.

Something else that ACC has, is a hands on program, where you can study for what you’re wanting to major in and at the same time, your work with the people who do that for a living.

ACC is very flexible with your hours. So you can still go to work and just go to school twice a week on a full schedule but you will have to be in the class per class day than going four to five times a week.

So in the long run, Austin Community College is a smarter choice than a four year college due to its affordability.