Many students who want to continue their education have many questions. For example: what do they want to specialize in? What options are available and how much money is involved? David Hosansky discusses educational institutions in his article “Community Colleges.” De Los Santos of the League for Innovation in the Community College states that “community colleges are filling a gap that is not being filled” (qtd. in Hosansky 393). The initiative to allow some community colleges to offer four-year degrees is just another way we are working together to improve education. Transfer credits are an example of how they work together. While community college education is often devalued, offering four-year degrees will expand economic and academic options. While financial issues are a concern, they are not the only problem. There is also concern about what to study and the level of mastery achieved. An article published in The Chronicle of Higher Education states: “[…] in general, most community colleges today are either part of the same state system as four-year institutions, or have detailed articulation agreements with them. [...] In other words, in most states, the English 101 course at the local community college is the same as the English 101 course at the state university” (Jenkins, “Part 1”). If community colleges already offer some four-year institutional courses, why not offer the courses needed for a four-year degree? There are advantages and disadvantages to both education systems. Community colleges have an advantage over four-year schools when it comes to class size. The Chronicle of Higher Education article states: “[…] community colleges actually offer students some advantages, academically. For one thing, class sizes tend to be much smaller in most core courses. Instead of 400 people in your college biology class, for example, you are more likely to have 40 students in the same class at a community college” (Jenkins, “Part 1”). Four-year degrees are already offered at some community colleges. At some point community colleges held the prestigious position that four-year institutions now obtain. Robert P. Pedersen states, "In 1929, it was easier to get into Yale than Taft Junior College in California [...]" (qtd. in Hosansky 394). Education is diminished when emphasis is placed on where you earned your degree and not whether you earned a degree. The Chronicle of Higher Education article proclaims: “[…] if people have access to a community college, then they have access to college. Community colleges are colleges” (Jenkins, “Part 2”). A statement that leads one to conclude that, however, community colleges are not valued as highly as four-year universities. Many consider a degree from a community college inferior to a degree from a four-year institution. Community colleges that offer four-year degrees expand existing opportunities