That's similar to my experience.  I think part of it lies in CC transfers being students who were probably more likely to have worked during their CC years, while the kids who went straight to the university ended up spending the first two years at parties and sleeping through half the classes.  There seems to be a difference in maturity.  The people I know who went to CC also graduated, or currently have, higher GPAs than those who started at university straight out of high school.

Not sure what the stats show.

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