Northwestern Connecticut Community College

There is NOTHING wrong with community college. I went to NWCC for my first two years to get my AS in Marketing & Sales. Many students fresh out of high school think that going here will look «bad» in the long run when transferring, and finding a career, but I strongly disagree.
Professors Valerie Royals and Dr. David Rodgers are great. I took classes in communications, micro/​macro economics, financial/​managerial accounting, all of my general ed classes, etc. And guess what? They ALL transferred to the University of Hartford, all 60 credits.
Many of the full time staff and adjunct teachers have real-​world experience and incorporate that into every day lessons. Some also teach part time or night classes at UCONN or UHART. I also remember having a professor in marketing who worked full-​time for Pfizer, and a professor and mathematics who works full-​time at the Hartford.
I can’t guarantee that those same people will still be there now, but when I can tell you is that this experience was not only great, but I was able to commute from my house extremely easily, and it saved me tons of money! I am now out of college debt-​free because I started off I community college.
To put it in perspective, I spent two years here, that’s four total semesters as well as a few summer classes here and there to speed up the process. Each semester ran me about $ 1750 not including books. Books or anywhere from $ 3-​$ 500 depending on the semester. This is pennies on the dollar compared to the university I transferred to!
I also can’t say with 100% confidence these prices because are the same because this was about 3+ years ago and I’m sure they have risen but they are most definitely cheaper then any state school or university!
Some other perks about Northwestern are: free printing from the library, free tutoring assistance for classes, small class sizes, office hours with professors, opportunity for extra credit, activities part provided by the school and clubs to participate in!

After F’ing up my GPA at the College of Charleston, followed by an 18-​month stint of bartending in California, I came back to CT to find that my old F-​ups were catching up with me. I was not even able to get into UConn’s West Hartford campus. So I took the next best option: Northwestern Connecticut Community College.
As it turns out, this should have been my first option. I paid about $ 1,000 per semester and went here for 2 years. Every single class that I took was fully transferable to any UConn campus. So basically, you get all of your general education UConn classes at less than half the price.
I went into the business program here as a marketing and sales major. Dave Rodgers taught most of my business classes and he was very knowledgable about the ins and outs of business. He was excellent and I learned a lot.
I ended up with a pretty good GPA. So when I went to apply to UConn Storrs (see review), I got in with no problem. As promised, all of my credits transferred and I only had to take a semester of required classes before entering the School of Business at UConn.
Here’s the kicker: Once I got my associates degree and after applying for FAFSA, I received full grants to UConn due to my grades at NCCC. I went to UConn for the next 2 – 3 years wihout paying a dime. I owe that all to NCCC. I needed their help in righting this once aimlessly drifting ship. They came through.
This place is what you make of it. And if you do well here, you can parlay all your classes into full credits at UConn. Since UConn’s programs are now some of the best in the nation, you really get bang for your buck at NCCC.