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The original was posted on /r/tucson by /u/Grieftheunspoken02 on 2026-04-20 19:22:33+00:00.
Pima Community College admenstration for the duration of the 2025/26 year, has been questioning if every class/subject should be 8-week courses only.
Now, here is where I'm speaking from: they haven't brought this subject to the student body, and I feel that is a major issue as my professor reintroduced this idea into my attention. As last semester I had the professor of Math 142 make a mock of this towards me and my classmates, and today, I had a professor once those who were in attendance had settled asked us, students if we knew about idea/talk/conversation and the response was a resounding "no" so in a theoretical timeline this has been in talk for almost an entire year.
The usual length of a Pima Community College course is 16-weeks with 8-week courses being a choice which, it would be a total of 56 days, versus the usual 112 days.
Reasons why I'm against this are:
- Decrease in spaced out lectures, can lead to major crossover of units.
- This can lead to burnout, which can lead to large number of students failing.
- Lack of time for information to be absorbed before jumping to the next unit or chapter.
I am advocating for more transparency between the admenstration, teachers, and students. Meaning I want students to be able to be vocal about matters regarding their education as PCC itself advertises that the students have power over their degree and how long it will take them to get their degree.