45% of all U.S. college students attend a community or technical college.

On average, community and technical college tuition costs less than 50% of public university tuition.

Community and technical colleges train 57% of nurses.

80% of first responders-including emergency medical technicians, firefighters and police-receive training at a community or technical colleges.

Almost 50% of all military veterans in college attend a community or technical college.

Taxpayers get a return of about $1.70 for every dollar spent on community and technical colleges.

Why should you attend a two-year college like Isothermal if your goal is a four-year degree? Because low cost and high quality add up to one smart choice. As the price of an education climbs and the value of a college degree increases, more students are realizing that completing the first two years of their degree at a community college is a wise decision.