Understand the Difference Between High School and College

• Earn good grades
• Prepare for graduation and college

• Earn good grades
• Prepare for a job in a given field
• Learn to become a professional

• High school instructor has gone to school to learn how to teach
• Students have access to a high school library, counselors, parents and teachers

• College instructor/professor has gone to school to become a professional in a particular field of study
• Students have access to hundreds of on-campus resources tailored to specific areas of study and demographics, such as first generation, Latino, and students with disabilities

Approach

• Prepare for year-long assessments
• Students often spend more time in the classroom and may be successful with less study time outside of class
• Grades are earned through attendance, in-class projects, homework and some test scores

• Study for lifelong knowledge and skills
• Two to three hours of out-of-class study time is recommended for every one hour spent in class to be successful
• Course grades are often more heavily weighted on exams. Extra credit and makeup work may not be accepted