To the editor: I was interested to read about the handsome return on investment that community colleges provide their students (“These L.A.-area community colleges are the best return on investment, study shows,” Sept. 16). In the early 1980s, after serving in the Peace Corps, I returned home and decided to study for an engineering degree. A very smart advisor (my younger sister) told me to take my lower division classes at a community college. So, I attended Los Angeles City College and had a slew of brilliant, dedicated teachers for physics, chemistry and mathematics.
I went on to California State University Northridge to finish my degree and then enjoyed a long, satisfying career at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. I can’t recommend community colleges strongly enough.
Fred Barker, Burbank