[JenB]

Because community colleges, unlike government schools, truly belong to the public. The professors are not “educators”: they are either professors or professionals in their fields (I learned calculus from two engineers, computer science from computer scientists, and chemistry from a chemist). They also permit freedom of association which by definition “public schools” do not. I chose to attend, as did every other student there.

America’s higher education is still the admiration of the world, and even the ugly stepchild of community colleges deserve some credit. I went on to a private four year college and then a state university top 40 in my field graduate program.

[beezdotcom]

I actually have no issue with community colleges, in general. I just find it amusing (and illuminating) that you don't consider them to be government schools. They are, and in some cases they are more insidious than other schools. Of course, you're less likely to find those issues in the more technical classes - but that's true in a number of places.

Maybe if I said I was sending my children to a "community school", you would take less umbrage with that statement. Their school certainly has a number of teachers who are both Christians, and professionals with real degrees, as opposed to "education degrees".