Of course not. Many students and parents in China have some misunderstandings about American community colleges, thinking that they are domestic street-run community schools. In fact, most American community colleges are two-year public universities managed by the state government. Community College is a pioneering work of American higher education, with a history of more than 100 years. It is an indispensable talent training base for American economic and social development. Community college has multiple functions such as bachelor transfer education, vocational education, community education, adult continuing education and international education. Their teaching management system is flexible, tuition is low, learning methods are diversified, and the employment rate of graduates is high. Their teaching quality is no worse than that of other famous schools.

American community colleges also bring many benefits to China students. Some American Ivy League universities do not directly recruit international students, or only open a small number of places, and the requirements are quite strict. Applicants must have excellent SAT scores and TOEFL scores, which means that there is little chance for students who want to enter famous American schools directly. Therefore, choosing American community colleges has become the best choice and the fastest shortcut for most China students, and it is also a "springboard" to enter famous American schools.

Many celebrities in the United States have studied in community colleges, including Arnold Schwarzenegger, the current governor of California, who studied at Santa Monica Community College. Collins: NASA space shuttle commander, studying at Corning Community College; Eimert: He is now the president of UW Washington University and graduated from Green River Community College in Washington State. Glendeni: former governor of Maryland; Lucas: producer and director of Star Wars series; Calmon: former US Secretary of Health; Venter: World-renowned human genome scientists and others graduated from American community colleges.

I hope my answer can help you. The American Talent Education Project Team of Sichuan University wishes you a happy working life!