Former CC student, yep. The folks who do the transfer program are extremely motivated. A lot of them had shitty jobs beforehand. Far better students than the average 4-year university student I'd work with when I transferred. The quality of education was great and the teachers were wonderful people. Class sizes were usually small and it was easy to get a lot of 1:1 time with the profs.

Cost is more expensive than a code school but not absurd like the first two years of university. My alma mater (is that a thing?) is now $46 a credit, up from about $35 when I attended.