Mrs.

Ramirez
Greg Mack Jr
Per#3
4/8/22

Juco Vs University

Going to a junior college is just as good as going to a four year university. No matter

what kind of school you choose to go to, anyone can make it if you work hard enough. For

example a great person to look at is Gary payton aka (the Glove) he is one of the most

hardworking people he went the juco route and ended up having a great career in the NBA, he

wasn't the biggest person but he beat the odds and made it to the NBA. There are a good amount

of players that took the juco route that are now in the NBA. Plus the education at a juco and a

University are basically the same, juco is just much cheaper, juco also gives you a chance to

figure out what you want to do in life. Even though it would be cool to go to a juco if you have

the chance to go to a four year college on a scholarship, definitely go. No matter where you go to

school, anyone can make it if you work hard enough.

There are a good amount of juco players that have gone on to the NBA and have had a

great career. In 1992 larry johnson won the rookie of the year award out of all the other rookies

in the whole league, he loved what he was doing so he put his all into it and made it happen. In

2007 Jimmy Butler began his career at Tyler junior college as an academic qualifier. In 2020 he

made it to his first NBA championship as a big part of the team's success. Butler came from

nothing and literally had to work for everything at one point he was even homeless but he

worked his ass off and became very successful, all that pain and struggle made him the player he
is today. One of the most noticeable stories is Boucher who spent a season at the new mexico

junior college in hobbs, he is another example of just working harder than everyone else to get

where he wants to go… his dream is the NBA. If you work hard enough, anyone can make it to

the big leagues.

The education at the juco level is basically the same as the university. The only real big

difference is that the juco is way cheaper, $10,281 is the annual cost of attendance at a two year

junior college institution. Seven-teen states offer a tuition-free community college education. So

most junior colleges don't even make you pay; it just depends on where you live. The average

cost of attendance at a four year college tuition is $35,331 so right out the gate you're going to

have to pay just to attend there school then on top of that you still have to pay for books. For

example a four year undergraduate degree program at Harvard University costs around $200,000

without room or board, so if you want to be at a big name school and have that bragging rights or

anything it's going to cost you a pretty penny, so the education you would get at a university is

basically the same as you would get a junior college except it will cost a lot more.

If you go the junior college route first it will give you the chance to find yourself before

you make that next step in going into a four-year college. Junior colleges are great options for

many student athletes, they provide opportunities and other options that four year colleges don't

offer are, jucos great stepping stones to a four-year college. Some people go straight to a four

year pay all of that money then realize they don't want to continue with their major and want to

switch it now all that money has gone down the drain. It is also great for athletes who need more

time to develop as students or that might need more time to develop as student athletes whose

financial situations do not allow them to play at a four year college. So if you're not smart or

athletic to go to a four year just go to a juco get prepared then transfer out later. For example
NBA star Jimmy Butler needed just one more year to improve his grades and get on the radar of

some division 1 programs. All he needed was a little more time to get his life together. Going the

junior college route will allow you to figure out what to do or just give you a little bit more time

to develop yourself.

Although it would be cool to go to a junior college, if you are blessed enough to get a

four year college scholarship then take it no doubt. There are over 1,500 NCAA division 1

players this year, the NBA drafts 60 players per season. It is much easier to be seen and to be

recruited if you are on a division 1 team. If you have the chance to go D1 then definitely go,

when you get offered a full ride you should take the offer. You get a great schooling D1 team and

you're getting it all paid for to get your free education!! In 1974 the NBA rivals the ABA drafted

high school star moses Malone, anyone can make it just work hard and the right people will find

you. If you have that chance to go D1 on a scholarship, take it.

In conclusion, no matter what school you go to, whether its a junior college or a

university, anyone can make it if you work hard enough. If people keep thinking going to a juco

means you're not smart or good enough, people will keep making the mistake of spending all that

money or quitting their dream. There are plenty of people that went juco and made it to the NBA

and had successful careers. The education is the same but much cheaper at a junior college, jucos

give you a chance to figure out yourself but if you do get offered a D1 scholarship take it.it is not

bad to take the juco route just work hard and you can make it.