Missswan1

Honestly, besides alcohol (which is pretty much evident or talked about a lot) I haven't really heard or seen anything about illegal drugs other than the occasional "legalize marijuana" poster.

I was offered a good and reasonable amount of financial aid, but it was hard to get in contact with the office when something went wrong with my online form and needed to be corrected (too much aid was given actually, and I didn't want to be that indebted). But the office played phone tag with me for half an hour and passed me from one person to another until the office closed and I still didn't have an answer. My mother called the next day and fixed it, but it was very stressful for me!

Harder Than Face to Face – The only reason they are more difficult is you have to read the assignments and the lectures.

Associate of Arts – Excellent way of getting in your basics prior to transferring to a four year university!

Post Grad Center – I am sure there is some level of post-grad support here. However, as a dual credit high school student, the majority of my support comes from the high school.

Wide Variety of Students – The student body at NCTC is very diverse. From non-traditional students to dual credit students, commuters to residents, there are many possibilities to get to know a wide variety of people. Generally speaking the students are younger and during the day, there are many dual credit students, but the evening courses definitely have more of a variety.

Dual Credit Courses – Dual credit courses have been such an asset to me. Luckily, dual credit is a joint venture offered through NCTC and my local high school. I have been able to gain valuable time management skills through such courses and have furthered my education in ways that high school might not have provided me.