The document contains quotes from students praising small class sizes at community college, where tutors are readily available to provide hands-on assistance and students feel known. Students also note the benefits of self-paced learning at community college, where they can learn at their own pace without pressure and are not made to feel dumb for learning at different speeds than peers. Finally, students remark on the supportive environment where fellow students encourage each other and mistakes are seen as learning opportunities to try again.

1. Student Quotes

2. SMALL CLASS SIZES
“School’s so big, there’s a lot
more paperwork and they don’t
know you as well as Community
College get to know you. It’s
sort of like a big family here.”

3. SMALL CLASS SIZES
“The tutor was always on hand
if there was something I needed
to know or needed help with.”

4. SMALL CLASS SIZES
“It was great my tutor being
more hands-on with me and
being able to sit down and talk
about what we were going to do.
At school they didn’t have time to
go through it with me so I felt
there was no point.”

5. SELF-PACED LEARNING
“You didn’t feel pressured
about getting everything
finished...you still wanted to
finish…but you don’t stress.”

6. SELF-PACED LEARNING
“We learnt at our own pace and
we never felt that we were
dumb, because some people
learn quicker than others.”

7. SELF-PACED LEARNING
“I could just get on with it. I
didn’t have to wait for other
people to catch up to me, I could
just keep going and I did.”

8. SUPPORT
“You are learning with people
that you know and they all give
you encouragement. And even if
you screw up it doesn’t
matter, try again!”

9. SUPPORT
“You are learning with people
that you know and they all give
you encouragement. And even if
you screw up it doesn’t
matter, try again!”