What are Community Colleges?

In the United States, community colleges are primarily two-year public institutions that offer certificates and associate degrees. After graduating from a community college, most students transfer to a four-year liberal arts college or university for two to three years to complete a bachelor's degree.

What is the Most Popular Pathway Among International Students Enrolling in Community Colleges?

Most students would enrol in a 2 year Associate Degree in Arts or Science with the intention to transfer to a university to complete a bachelor's degree in another 2-3 years. Some students just refer it to as a 2+2 pathway. Students typically take a minimum of 60 credits at a community college and transfer to a US university.

What Majors are Offered in Community Colleges?

There are over hundreds of majors that you can choose from depending on which community college you choose. You can even do an accredited associate degree in dental hygiene. physical therapy assistant, veterinary technology. Popular majors are business, engineering, computer science, life sciences, fine arts and performing arts,

What are the Popular Universities that International Students Transfer to?

Popular choices are universities like the University of California (UC) systems (UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UCSD etc.), the University of Southern California (USC), University of Washington, California State University (CUS) systems and many more universities. Outside of California and Washington, popular transfer choices among international students are Stanford University, Cornell University, NYU, Purdue University, Parsons School of Design, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, University of Texas-Austin and many more.

What are in Intakes at a Community College?

One of the advantage of attending community college is that unlike many US universities that only have a Fall intake, Community colleges offer many intakes in a year. The traditional intakes are in Fall and Spring and you may even enrol in Winter and Summer.

What is the Average Tuition Fee at Community Colleges?

Another very strong advantage of community colleges in the US is the affordable tuition fees. The average annual tuition fee is USD 10,000 - 12,000 for 1 traditional academic year (2 semesters).

Are There Support for International Students?

Just like every student, they will be assigned to advisors who will monitor the student's progress. If students need to speak to their advisor, they will have to make an appointment. There are also university transfer support to assist students to transfer to university.

Student Housing

Most community colleges in the U.S. do not offer on-campus student housing. Student would have to find their own accommodation when they arrive in the U.S. However there are some community colleges in Washington that offers on-campus housing.

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