Community? Colleges are two-year short-term universities run by American states or cities with state citizens' taxes, which provide direct employment education after entering four-year universities or vocational training courses. It is equivalent to a junior college in China. But community colleges are an important part of the American education system. At present, there are 1 17 1 community colleges in the United States, including 992 public colleges with nearly100000 registered students. Public universities rely on the support of the people to pay taxes economically.

American community colleges generally have lower requirements for admission than four-year universities, so it is easier for students to apply for admission. What's more, some community colleges with low tuition fees have signed agreements with local schools, and after completing two-year courses, they have a great chance to enter a nearby four-year prestigious school. This is very good news for those students who want to enter a prestigious school but suffer from insufficient exam results. The locations of community colleges are generally distributed around four-year universities. The first is to share teaching resources with universities, and the second is to facilitate the communication between students from both sides.

Generally speaking, there will be at least one accredited community college around a large four-year university. ? . Community colleges and four-year universities belong to the American education system and are also supervised and supported by the government and other parties. Apart from focusing on the differences in teaching and enrollment, there is not much difference. The so-called informality may be because parents think that community colleges will not be accepted by China's Ministry of Education. In fact, the Ministry of Education of China has accredited nearly 400 community colleges. With the strict selection by the Ministry of Education, I believe that parents' confidence in community colleges can be improved. ? Because community colleges mainly recruit students who need vocational skills, including high school graduates, college graduates who need further study, and even middle-aged and elderly people who are willing to train skilled talents, the focus of schools is generally biased towards teaching. Relatively speaking, the teaching in community colleges is meticulous and easy to accept, and the class size is small, which is convenient for students to learn.

Even so, the school's hardware facilities are perfect, but the school's activities, exhibitions, lectures and so on are relatively few, not as good as four-year universities. ? In fact, in the United States, many local students choose to enter community colleges. According to the statistics of American Association of Community Colleges, 44% of American college students study in community colleges, half of them are credit students and the other half are non-credit students. 63% are part-time students and 37% are full-time students. As far as a community college near my university is concerned, almost one out of every five students has studied or is studying in this school, and the proportion is quite high. Not only American students, but also international students are encouraged to study basic courses in community colleges to reduce the teaching pressure. Therefore, I am familiar with international students, such as me, who went to the community college for credit classes in the summer vacation. ?

superiority

You can transfer to a prestigious school for four years. Although the two-year associate degree education is equivalent to the domestic junior college, the education and junior college in community colleges are still very different. The process of transforming a community college into a four-year university is somewhat similar to the domestic "college-upgraded undergraduate", but the process is not so complicated and there is no need to take the adult self-study exam. The final bachelor's degree certificate is no different from that obtained by a regular university four years later. According to the American teaching system, all students will only take a large number of basic elective courses and basic compulsory courses in the first two years of entering the university, and basically will not be exposed to more than two professional courses. Under such circumstances, the knowledge learned in the first two years of four-year universities can be exchanged with the courses of community colleges within two years. This also laid the foundation for the community college to enter a four-year university after graduation. ?

Generally speaking, the admission standard of community colleges is lower than that of four-year universities. Generally speaking, TOEFL scores are required to be around 70 to 80, and other test scores are not required, and the evaluation of admission materials will be relatively loose. Many community colleges offer ESL? Language courses can be admitted with low or no language, and can also help students improve their English. ?

Low price Because the purpose of running a community college is to provide higher education for students who don't have the funds to attend a four-year university, the tuition fees of the community college are relatively low. Generally speaking, due to government funding and low tuition fees for basic subjects, community colleges only need to spend 8- 10 RMB per year. It is equivalent to one-third to one-half of a four-year university.

The course is relatively simple and it is easy to get high marks. As I said before, the teaching of community colleges is more detailed and easy to accept, because the small class size of community colleges is very small, basically about ten people. In addition, the teacher's teaching is relatively simple, the difficulty of the course is relatively mild, and the GPA of students is generally high. This is one of the reasons why many college students put aside difficult public courses (politics, history, business law, etc.). ) at the community college. ?

Disadvantaged

There are fewer activities on campus. Due to different emphases, there are relatively few activities, exhibitions and lectures in community colleges, which are not as good as four-year universities.

After the transfer, the integrity is slightly weak. After all, it belongs to the teaching of two schools. The courses in the first two years of community colleges may not be as holistic and planned as the overall four-year university courses. ?

How to arrange after entering the community college? After entering the community college, you need to choose the majors and courses that are consistent with your plan. For example, if you choose business, you will be exposed to economics, mathematics, statistics, history and other related courses. If you are in any doubt, contact the academic? Consulting consultant.

After completing two years of community college study, students can get an associate degree certificate. At the same time, students can study in a four-year university according to the agreement or their own choice. You only need to transfer two years of credits to the university, and then you can continue to take elementary courses without wasting time at all.

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