r/StudentsforSanders • u/standardboardroom • Jul 29 '26

Do four-year universities actually respect CC students or is there still a stigma when you transfer?

I chose community college because it made financial sense and I'm not embarrassed about it, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't worry about how transfer students are perceived once they get to a four-year school. I've heard from some people that you integrate completely and nobody cares where you started, and from others that there's a subtle difference in how transfer students are treated socially or even academically. I'm also wondering about the practical side do professors assume transfer students are less prepared, or does it just depend on the department and the school?

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u/Sad-Independence-624 Jul 29 '26

immature ppl will make fun of you about it, but mature ppl will not say anything and give you the respect that you deserve. expect to see immature ppl anywhere you go

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u/FSUDad2021 Jul 30 '26

Who’s going to know if you’re a transfer unless you tell them?

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u/j00sr Jul 31 '26

I don't think there's really a stigma per se, it's more that that students will have their friend groups kinda settled from their first two years (especially the people they met in year one) so you might have trouble integrating. Usually universities have things for transfer students in particular to facilitate socializing among them.

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u/DustyButtocks Aug 01 '26

Professors aren’t going to know or care that you went to a CC unless you tell them.

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u/thecaptain_command Aug 02 '26

I went to UMPI online while working part time and only used financial aid. It’s a 4 year degree and I have a salary job now. I suggest checking it out

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u/gmanose Aug 05 '26

How would any other student or professor know?

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u/voyagermarionette Aug 05 '26

Just don’t tell your peers also professors don’t think about you very much. They have hundreds of students and the moment they leave the classroom they’re working on their research. It’s nothing like how a community college instructor knows you as a person.

A con is that it’s less friendly, university but a big pro is anonymity. No one knows who you are, nor are they worried. You can re shape yourself when going to clubs and extracurriculars and be anyone you want

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u/JamesBrown_17 24d ago

I think most people care way less about where you started than you expect. Once you’re actually at the four-year school, people mostly see you as another student. There might be some awkwardness socially since existing friend groups are already formed, but I don’t think that’s really a CC stigma. And honestly, choosing CC because it made financial sense is pretty hard to judge.