In Britain, all children aged 5 to 16 must receive compulsory education. As far as courses and academic qualifications are concerned, Britain has two different systems, one is the education system in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and the other is the education system in Scotland.

Brief introduction of American education system;

In the United States, there were churches and private schools before public schools, so the traditional education system was decentralized, public and private.

According to the constitution when the United States was founded, the federal government has no right to interfere in the education of the States. 1865 after the end of the civil war, the United States began to feel the necessity of establishing a central education leading institution.

American universities are customarily divided into the following three categories.

Two-year colleges, also known as junior or technical colleges, are mostly public and organized by local communities, so they are generally called community colleges.

There are two kinds of courses offered by community colleges: one is a transitional liberal arts course, which is equivalent to the first two years of a four-year university, and students can transfer to a four-year university for further study; The other is the termination of vocational and technical courses and the direct employment of graduates. The degree awarded by the community college is an associate degree. The admission conditions of community colleges are simple, regardless of age, and there is no need to pass the entrance examination; Flexible study time, full-time, half-day, weekend, night school courses, winter and summer vacations and holiday classes; Because of the short study period, low fees, and the need to offer courses in this field to facilitate employment, it is increasingly favored by all walks of life.

Four-year universities can be divided into two categories: one is liberal arts college or liberal arts college.

Basic courses include humanities (language, literature, philosophy, art, music, cultural history, etc. ), social and behavioral sciences (history, geography, economy, politics, sociology, anthropology, psychology, etc. ) and natural sciences (mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, geology, etc. ). The other is independent colleges, such as mechanical colleges, architectural colleges, engineering colleges, conservatories of music, teachers' colleges, etc. , mainly providing specialized vocational education.

The academic system of the above two types of colleges is generally 4 years. The most common degrees awarded to graduates in liberal arts colleges and liberal arts colleges are Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science, while professional degrees are awarded by junior colleges.

Comprehensive university, with large scale, complex organization, strong faculty and complete facilities, generally has several colleges with arts and sciences as the core. In addition to the usual arts and sciences courses, there are engineering technology, business, international issues, health, education, agriculture, home economics, architecture, communication, journalism, library science, hotel management and so on. Most comprehensive universities pay attention to research, not only have advanced and powerful research institutions, but also have graduate schools, which shoulder the dual mission of sending teaching and research talents to universities and society, so these universities are also called research universities.

In addition, many comprehensive universities also have some advanced professional colleges, such as law schools, medical schools, dental schools and management schools. Entering these professional colleges often requires four years of undergraduate education, usually 3-4 years, which takes a long time and costs a lot. Comprehensive universities award bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees.