I’m currently a manager at a midsize accounting firm in tax. It’s been indicated to me by a Partner that I am “doing all the things the firm likes to see to be on the Partner track”. I do have a concern that when I look at the backgrounds of all the Partners in the firm none of them went to community college to start off and I did. Should I be concerned my educational background will get in the way later on? I know there’s a negative stigma associated with it.

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Nobody cares where you went to school. It all comes down to making money for the firm.

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Correct x10

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Bring in revenue, lead quality work, make your clients happy, and treat people with respect. No one will care about your educational background at that point.

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If you have any all star connections from your community college days, network with them and see if y’all can conduct business with each other. I guarantee you that any revenue you bring in for your firm from those connections will mean way more than the fact that you received your education from a place that may be perceived by others as “less than”.

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CC to partner is actually a pretty awesome path and story. When you’re partner, acknowledge it don’t hide it. Could inspire others that feel that they may not be able to ascend. Good job

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Going to a community college myself I always did worry that would hurt me in the long run, but honestly once I got started a degree was a degree and the where didn’t matter so much when I was doing good work. Somebody may stick their nose up at it some time, but money is definitely money as said before!

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You transferred though and went to an actual university right? If so, no one cares

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I graduated from a community college with an associates degree and then enrolled in the next two years at Rutgers university and got my bachelors. Took me an extra semester though because of pre-reps that weren’t offered at the community college.

Unless the partner group has a weird unwritten rule that everyone has to have graduated from the same Ivy, it’s a non-issue.

The whole community college thing is a lot less stigmatized these days. On top of that, when I mention that I went to CC, it’s usually met with “wish I had done that, it would have cost me a lot less!”

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It was hyperbole (inspired by TV shows like Suits, which I know is law not accounting), I don’t actually expect accounting firms to recruit from Harvard or Yale. My main point is just that barring any ultra-specific artificial limits, community college is a non-issue these days.

I went to one and transferred. I actually didn’t even mention it in my resume. Nobody gives a sh. The only people that do care are my colleagues that have student debt due to going straight to that university. We ended up in the same university and graduated from the same university. The only difference is that my journey was more affordable. Still same degree though.

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Just make it rain 🌧️ that’s all they care about

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I went to cc then transferred. Never has been any any kind of issue. Never even have to explain

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Nobody know which is cc anyways unless you are local. And it’s a good story

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Manager here. Went to community college for 1 year and not worried nor has it ever impacted me negatively. My only regret is not going for 2 years.

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And actually, I don’t even have it on my resume as I didn’t receive any degrees from there. Been fine. I even had to submit my transcript to another big 4 as a campus recruit and still no issues.

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I work with partners from a variety of walks of life, including community college alumni who have gone on to achieve success at institutions ranging from state universities to Ivy League schools. You have plenty to stress about—this shouldn’t be one of them.

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I guess I just get nervous because I can’t think of a single example at my firm of a partner with an associates degree from a community college prior to receiving their bachelors degree at a university afterward like I did

Honestly I doubt it. THey wouldn't have hired you if the educational background was a concern that they had.

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One thing people forget is many many years ago you didn't even need to have a degree to take the CPA exam.

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