@star2000shadow: I went to the local community college here. I was originally doing a program for an illustration certificate but then my grandfather said I should get an AA degree, so I started doing other General Education stuff. Back when I started, an AA was all you would need to possibly be interned somewhere (or so I was told) and then when I was like two classes away from getting my AA, a teacher was like "Oh well you'll need a Bachelors in Art in order to even be considered for an intern position" and my community college didn't have a Bachelor's program, meaning once I finished the AA there, I'd have to do another 4 years at a state college. Which we couldn't afford, which is why I was in a Community College instead....so I just gave up and worked menial jobs for a while until I just stayed home and took care of my grandparents.

@star2000shadow: If I hadn't of gone to community college, I'd of never of met my best friend Jamie. The first semester I did, I actually met her on the last day of an art class, because I changed seats on the last day, because we could sit anywhere that day. I had met another girl earlier in a creative writing class, but we didn't keep in touch nearly as long as me and Jamie have. We met in 2003 and we're still friends. Before the covid crap, we used to go out at least once a month and get lunch and hang out. We still chat via text though, so we keep in touch. But I'd of never met her had I never did college.