It is everyone's right to realize their dreams.
Every young person who wants to study has a dream of being admitted to a famous university, but many excellent students often have to give up because of harsh admission requirements and expensive tuition fees. Is there no other way to directly refuse the application? In fact, there is a simple way to save money, which is often overlooked by many international students, and that is to apply to public community colleges in the United States first. First, I completed a two-year basic education course in a community college, and then transferred to a famous university with the results of these two years. After two years of professional courses in a famous university, I graduated directly from a famous university. This method has become the choice of more and more American students.
About10 million students attend community colleges in the United States every year, accounting for 44% of all undergraduates. The obvious advantages of community colleges are:
Low tuition: The average annual tuition (excluding living expenses) of international students in American universities is as high as more than 30,000 US dollars, and there is an upward trend every year. The annual tuition fee of community colleges is about $6,000, which is less than 20% of the tuition fee of ordinary universities, greatly reducing the financial burden of students.
Convenient geographical location: There are more than 1000 community colleges in American cities. Students can choose a city that suits them according to their own conditions and living habits.
Flexible course time: The courses offered by community colleges are quite rich and flexible, which is very suitable for students who want to work during the day and attend classes at night.
Simple entrance requirements: The entrance requirements for community colleges are also simple. As long as you graduate from high school or reach the age of 18, enrollment is very simple.
The most attractive part of community colleges is to let ordinary students enter famous universities smoothly. This advantage is particularly prominent in California. The top public universities in the United States are almost all institutions of the University of California, including the University of California at Berkeley, the University of California at Los Angeles and the University of California at Davis. Among them, UC Berkeley is a household name, and it is an ideal university for many students at home and abroad. Although it is a public university, Berkeley's faculty and teaching quality can rival Harvard or Yale. The requirements for admission to such an excellent university are naturally harsh. There are no fewer than 50,000 students applying to Berkeley every year in the world, but less than 20% of them are admitted. This figure is amazing, but what is even more amazing is that one third of these lucky students come from community colleges, which means that these prestigious schools reserve a certain enrollment ratio for community colleges every year. In fact, it is not only Berkeley, but also every branch of the University of California, which fully reflects the educational strength of community colleges. Every community college has a professional transfer tutor, who can make one-on-one course plans for students, which can not only avoid detours, but also improve the chances of transferring to a prestigious school.
Among the 100 community colleges in California, a few outstanding ones were attracted by famous schools, so they established cooperative relations and established transfer guarantee plans. Students applying for this program can be admitted as long as they can meet the minimum standards set by prestigious schools. The following schools offer contracts:
University of California at Davis
Canada Bay (Owen) Campus
Canadian Meijide Campus
Increase the campus of Binjiang Campus
University of California San Diego
University of Santa Barbara
Increase Santa Cruz
Whether public or private, community colleges may be the most important step to achieve their goals. In order to promote "diversification of economic conditions", many top private universities are also increasing transfer places, including Harvard and Stanford. The credit system implemented by American universities is mutually recognized by the American Ministry of Education, and community colleges belong to American public universities.
The cost problem has always been a concern of parents of students. Studying abroad is not only about paying tuition, but also about living expenses. In big cities like new york and Los Angeles, many students have to live near the school for the convenience of going to school, and the living expenses may sometimes become the biggest financial burden. Community colleges can solve these two economic problems at the same time. As mentioned above, the tuition fee of public universities in the United States is more than 30 thousand dollars a year, while that of private universities is as high as 50 thousand dollars, while that of community colleges is only about 6 thousand dollars. Two-year courses can save tens of thousands of dollars.
Many intermediaries in Chinese mainland do not recommend applying to American community colleges. First, they can't make money. Second, the follow-up transfer service can't keep up. Third, they can't explain why they let you go to the community college first. Therefore, many foreign students in Chinese mainland went to some unknown universities with beautiful names and remote locations. The system of the United States is completely different from that of China, whether in politics, economy or education, so we should consider the problems of the United States in different ways of thinking. The most important thing is to consider whether the final result is what you want.