Tuesday 8 June 2010

USA Higher Educational System

There are more than 3,500 colleges and universities in the United States. A college is usually for undergraduates, whereas a university is a collection of one or more colleges, plus a graduate school and various professional schools. Colleges mainly teach but universities, with their large numbers of graduate students, also place emphasis on research.

The American Higher Educational System can be divided into the following categories:

Public schools are funded by the state and the local government of the area in which they are located. Community colleges grant associate degrees after two years of study. Students who plan to earn Bachelor’s degrees can attend A. A. or A.S. degree programs which are designed to parallel the first two years of study in a four-year institution.

*2-year community college
*4-year state college
*Graduate university
*Some vocational schools

Private schools are organized in the same manner as other colleges, but generally have fees much higher than those of the public schools. These schools are owned by private non-governmental individuals and boards of directors. Their funding is primarily from the tuition they charge and private contributions.

*2-year college
*4-year college
*Graduate University

Religiously affiliated colleges and universities are all privately owned and operated. They are predominantly Christian, although some are Jewish, Islamic and other faiths. These institutions offer general coursework, but they also offer and sometimes require participation in religion courses. In general, one need not be a member of a particular church or religious group to attend a religiously affiliated college in the U.S., and enrollment in such an institution will not impinge on one’s own religious practices.

Proprietary Schools are usually operated by an individual or a corporate owner. These schools generally concentrate on specific academic programs such as computer programming, or specialized fields such as aviation, fashion design and so on.
Technical and Vocational schools

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