Trailer: Good School from the Community College of Baltimore County

Welcome to the Good School podcast! Launching February 15, 2023 from ForReal Media and the Community College of Baltimore County's New Media Collective.

Good School investigates the complexities of higher education from the perspective of community college students.

Student journalists explore the admissions process, college rankings, the faculty hierarchy, the history of higher education and more.

Hosted by Community College of Baltimore County students: Olivia Yates, Keith Anstead, Abby Spies, Attia Robinson, Sam Horn, Akira Tisdale and Ian Kaffes

Co-Produced by ForReal Media and CCBC's New Media Collective

Writing Consultant and Editor: Stacia Stein

Editors: EJ Snyder and Kyle Woodworth

Audio Engineer: Nicholas Karlin

Original music and sound design: Kyle Woodworth

Cover Art: Jacob Elliott

Transcript

 Attia: "That’s a good school.” It’'s a phrase students hear all the time. 

It’s used to describe certain colleges, but it’s not just a description. It’s a judgment.

It’s a social designation telling you whether you’re in the club or not.

CCBC Students:

Emerald: “I didn’t get good grades”
Candice: “I lack drive”
Chauna: “I’m working my way through”
Ethan:  “I didn’t take the SATs”
Nakyrah: “I don’t have money”
Emerald: “I’m first generation”
Chauna: “I’m struggling” 

Attia: “Good School.” it’s not just a phrase,  It defines who we are. It determines our future success. It determines our social network and it determines our social mobility. 

Ayana:
“I don’t own a  yacht” “I don’t know what a crew team is” and I don’t care – I just want a teacher who cares about helping me 

 Attia: Join the students of the Community College of Baltimore County as they explore the concept of a “good school”.

 Attia: Co-produced by ForReal Media and the CCBC New Media Collective. Sponsored by CCBC Student Life and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.