Should We Drop "Community" from Our Name?
You hear all of the negative perceptions about going to a community college from high school kids: that it's grade 13, that it's for the ones who didn't study or pay attention.
But then, 38 percent of the County's high school grads wind up coming here. Does that mean that they're all "settling" and not going to the college of their choice?
Brookdale's 500 NJ STARS students don't feel like they're "settling." They're among the top 15 percent academic achievers of the County's high school students.
Neither do most of the students who wind up spending a semester or two here and realize that Brookdale is "Number One" for good reason.
Some of the students we talk to tell us that the whole "stigma" Brookdale has is in it's name. If we called ourselves, "Brookdale College" and dropped the "community," a lot of people coming here would feel a whole lot better.
What do you think?
But then, 38 percent of the County's high school grads wind up coming here. Does that mean that they're all "settling" and not going to the college of their choice?
Brookdale's 500 NJ STARS students don't feel like they're "settling." They're among the top 15 percent academic achievers of the County's high school students.
Neither do most of the students who wind up spending a semester or two here and realize that Brookdale is "Number One" for good reason.
Some of the students we talk to tell us that the whole "stigma" Brookdale has is in it's name. If we called ourselves, "Brookdale College" and dropped the "community," a lot of people coming here would feel a whole lot better.
What do you think?