my father taught programming and CS-lite courses at a community college for decades. whatever culture the students have, it sure as hell isn't the valley one, or anything like i saw in university.
Do the students in those community colleges share that as well?
Half the students were in a fraternity or sorority, and the engineering college as a whole had its own co-ed service fraternity.
Most common topics of discussion: beer, that last episode of Miami Vice, and trading tips on how to beg professors for server time so we can complete our final projects and graduate.