Well, now he says it’s Blinn College. Community college in Brenham
ETA:
Blinn College spokesperson said the college Rittenhouse submitted his application on April 28, but he has not enrolled for a current or upcoming term at Blinn. The junior college is open enrollment
I swung through Collage station on the way home (in East hell Arizona) back in 2009 from spending a week back in the Chicagoland area. The only reason we made the detour was to meet a friend who moved there and to see the Bonfire Memorial.
If he believes that to be so because Texas is a state with the most guns, then – given the higher odds there of being shot – he may be in for a big surprise.
BTW, he’s accepted the role of Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University. He’s also presented scientific papers at Oxford. Ain’t no shame in attending junior college.
A job as Dean is far different from attending as a student. Nothing wrong with Junior Colleges. It’s just that their student base tends to be overwhelmingly local in nature.
I think that students who ultimately aim to go to a particular college might start out by enrolling in a community college near to their college of choice so that they can be sure that their credits will transfer over smoothly. I can definitely imagine that kind of situation arising pretty commonly.
Still seems a bit strange. I didn’t think proximity was a factor in transferring from a Junior College to a full University.
I went to a public university and virtually all the transfers went to a junior college close to their homes first. Many of these schools don’t have student housing, Blinn does. So, my perspective here is clearly limited.
Fair enough. I stand corrected in my assumption.
I still hope the school rejects Kyle as a moral and PR hazard.
I think you and I are showing our age. I’m likewise perplexed that someone would travel out of state and pay extra (if not in fees, certainly in rent) to go to a community college.
However, I do remember meeting a young student who told me that she was going to enroll at Santa Monica Community College instead of attending the local community college. (This would have been easily a 50+ minute commute in 1993.) She told me that SMCC had basically guaranteed its students a seamless transfer to UCLA. This was their big selling point.
Speaking as a community college teacher it definitely can be helpful to attend a college that has explicit articulation/matriculation agreements with the university you plan on attending so you don’t have to wonder about which of your classes will be honored for transfer credit. It’s also helpful if the faculty & advisors are familiar with the degree programs offered at said university.