People go in and out of community colleges. It’s like the revolving door at a hotel; people waltz in and then spin back out. And it’s not just for those fresh out of college. Many people find their way to a community college after years of having job, finding themselves or who knows what else. With that you meet new people and experience new things.

In my opinion there’s not enough community in ‘community college’, but who has time to be friends with everyone and be a part of everything going on. We all just want to get our classes done and move on to the next big thing. This isn’t high school anymore. This is more of a pathway to a bigger place in which you will put more heart into.

School pride is not exactly a top priority here at Skyline even though the student government tries to get people involved in things. They host events and attempt to get the students excited about what’s going on and it doesn’t always workout. Everyone is way too involved in their own lives and their own schedules. I don’t blame them though because I feel the exact same way. I just want to get in and out.

But the negative side of it all is that it makes people lose a sense of community and helping-out fellow students. Even if it is on a small campus, it can still build up one’s (blah blah blah). It can carry on into your social life and shape your perspective on the world around you. Students rarely go to sports games to support the school teams as well. While in other larger colleges students will go to the extreme to show off their school pride.

The only place on campus that I really see community is in building 6, “The cafeteria.” The place where people flock to hang out with friends, eat food and do a little homework. It’s a noisy dwelling in which, at certain times, musical events happen that draw crowds. In building 6 there’s a good chance you’ll run into someone you have a class with and will possibly be able to become better friends.

With all that said, I still believe that Skyline College has some community problems, but there’s really not much you can do when students aren’t going to always be there and everyone is always too busy to keep moving forward.