Community College was great! Wonderful teachers when I was there in the late 70s, with the same ones being at the community college when my husband graduated from there eight years ago. Doubtful the faculty is as good because the school uses so many adjunct professors now.
Transferring credits to the university was not a problem, but adjusting to dorm life as an older, transfer student was tough.
In the "old days," many of us lived off-campus and commuted to university classes.
But, these days, it's not so unusual for students in their mid-20's to live on campus, where upperclassmen live in apartments, instead of dorms.