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Does community college credit count for med school?

Generally yes, especially for general education requirements or if you started your academic career at a community college before transferring. Where you'll get more scrutiny is taking your core science prerequisites at a community college while simultaneously enrolled at a four-year institution, since that pattern can read as avoiding rigor.

If community college credit is part of your path, follow it up with upper-division science coursework at a four-year school to demonstrate you can handle that level of difficulty. A handful of schools state an explicit preference around this in their materials, so it's worth checking the MSAR for any school you're seriously considering.

Stats: 2025–2026 AAMC/AACOM cycle data. Always verify school-specific numbers in the MSAR. Nucleus Prep doesn’t guarantee scores or acceptances.

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