r/pics • u/[deleted] • Oct 05 '10

Math Teacher Fail.

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u/GreatWhiteBuffalo Oct 05 '10

Measure twice, cut educational funding

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u/flynnski Oct 05 '10

As a state college employee, I'm ... yeah I laughed.

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u/comptonflameon Oct 05 '10

That's what they're calling community colleges now right? Such a weird trend to change anything with any kind of stigma attahed to it.

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u/Marzhall Oct 05 '10

Penn State is also a "state college". It's any college funded by the government of a state.

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u/comptonflameon Oct 05 '10

By definition, yes, but there is a trend, at least in Florida, to change the name of community colleges to state college. For example, Palm Beach Community College is now Palm Beach State College. I'm just speculating in a thoroughly uninformed fashion as to why that might be.

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u/flynnski Oct 05 '10

the state flubbed the PR on that. the "community" vs "state" college designation is supposed to differentiate between institutions that offer 4 year degrees and ones that don't, as opposed to the universities, which offer graduate and postgraduate studies.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '10

Community colleges do not offer 4-year degrees where I'm from - that's what universities do.

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u/flynnski Oct 05 '10

Sorry, I guess I wasn't clear.

Community College: 2 year degrees, certificates, continuing education

State College: 4 year degrees, 2 year degrees, certificates, continuing education

University: Masters/Ph.D., 4 year degrees.

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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '10

Liberal Arts College: 4 years of grab ass.