Deciding on whether to attend a junior college or a university can be a very tough decision. Oftentimes we hear negative opinions and comments about attending a junior college instead of a university. Junior colleges are much more affordable, they have smaller classes, and they are much more convenient than universities. Through my experiences and research, I feel there are many benefits to attending a junior college.

The most important benefit to attending a junior college is the financial savings. The present tuition at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $75 per semester hour. A student at the University of Southern Mississippi will pay $172 per semester hour. That is a difference of nearly $100 dollars per semester hour. I have seen friends pay thousands of dollars to attend a university, and after a year they were no closer to a degree than a junior college student. They were just further...