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Every year, hundreds of thousands of students start at community colleges hoping to transfer to a university later.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of students start at community colleges hoping to transfer to a university later.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of students start at community colleges hoping to transfer to a university later.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of students start at community colleges hoping to transfer to a university later.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of students start at community colleges hoping to transfer to a university later.

First came the good news. After taking classes at a community college, Ricki Korba was admitted to California State University, Bakersfield, as a transfer student. But when she logged on to her student account, she got a gut punch: Most of her previous classes wouldn’t count. The university rejected most of her science classes, she…

Every year, hundreds of thousands of students start at community colleges hoping to transfer to a university later. Its advertised as a cheaper path to a bachelors degree, an education hack in a world of ever-rising tuition costs. Yet the reality is rarely that simple.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of students start at community colleges hoping to transfer to a university later.

America's high school graduates are often encouraged to start at a community college before getting a bachelor's degree, but the money-saving move rarely works as planned.

America's high school graduates are often encouraged to start at a community college before getting a bachelor's degree, but the money-saving move rarely works as planned