How is the community college different from Cal Poly Pomona?
The community college offers a considerable amount of flexibility with policies and deadlines. At CPP, students are expected to take responsibility for their own education and for knowing and following all rules and policies. Also, community college advisors offer a lot of direct instruction/advising and clearly outline what courses a student should take during the next term. In contrast, most academic advisors at CPP are full time professors with the goal to teach students problem solving and critical thinking rather than giving them all the answers. It is expected that your student do his/her “homework” to keep track of all coursework before an advising appointment (including reviewing the major requirement curriculum sheet and road maps).
