All kinds! myUface is popular with community colleges (2 year), undergraduate (4 year) and graduate schools of all levels. If you have a specific university where you would like to study, we encourage you to apply to that school. myUface can provide you with alternative schools that might be different, but might also be a better fit!
At myUface, we’re always looking to identify way for our students to get into the best programs at the lowest cost. Well, that’s the definition of the community colleges these days. Here are some programs that we like (but, as usual, there are hundreds of other programs that you should research):
More tomorrow about community colleges and the benefits to international students.
Want to save $10,000+ and be like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom Hanks and George Lucas? Then apply to a US community college. Arnold, Tom and George began their academic careers at community colleges and saved tens of thousands of dollars doing it (not that they need to save money now…but they did at the beginning!).
Community colleges are the best kept secret in American higher education. Did you know that you can study for two years at some community colleges and then transfer into a 4 year university as a junior? Many community colleges have agreements with 4-year universities to accept up to two years of transfer credit, but you pay for the much cheaper community college classes! By the way, last year there were around 94,000 international students studying at community colleges….so you won’t be alone.
The myUface application asks you the following question (question #3 under “Academic Questions”):
What type of program are you interested in applying for?
Choosing the type of program you are interested in is important. myUface can help you get into a short term program, a community college, 4 year undergraduate program or 1-2 year grad program. We also ask that you choose a major or focus. Based on this information, universities will decide whether or not you are a good fit for them. Please don’t forget this! Also, it’s important that you describe in your writing why this choice is important for you and your future. If you choose to study ESL, for example, then how will studying English help you in your future?
According to this article in the Washington Post, thousands of students who had planned on attending “traditional” four-year institutions are choosing instead to go to community colleges.
Community college enrollment in the Washington region rose by nearly 12,000 students this fall, a 10 percent bump. The recession diverted large numbers of high school seniors from four-year colleges to less-expensive two-year colleges.
“I’ve heard stories of high school students who were accepted at U-Va. or Virginia Tech, and what their parents have done is ask them to wait out a year, come here for a year, purely for economics,” said Deborah DiCroce, president of Tidewater Community College in the South Hampton Roads region of Virginia. Fall enrollment at Tidewater was projected to rise to 30,500 this year from 26,898 last year.
As a result, community colleges have expanded their faculty, and increased their working hours. At some community college campuses, you can take classes at midnight!
What does this mean for you? It means that you might consider community colleges as a first step in the American educational system. More and more, they are attracting high quality students, high quality professors, and high quality technology – and offering it to students at a fraction of the cost charged by “traditional” universities.
Are you looking for a high quality education in the United States, but don’t want to spend four years away from home or hundreds of thousands of dollars in tuition? Community colleges might be the answer you’re looking for. Community colleges generally offer two-year degrees, called “associates degrees,” in a variety of fields. Generally speaking, community colleges provide education in emerging technologies or in technical skills.
Dr. Jill Biden, an instructor at community colleges herself, and the wife of Vice President Joe Biden, toured some community colleges alongside President Obama, and had this to say:
Every day in my classroom I also see the power of education to break down barriers and to open students’ eyes to the possibilities around them.
I saw that power again as President Obama and I toured several high-tech classrooms and spoke with students who are being trained in cutting-edge and emerging technologies to meet the workforce needs of their region. There is no doubt that the education gained on [community college] campuses . . . will provide the knowledge that will power the American and global economies of the 21st century.
I have always said community colleges are one of America’s best kept secrets – and I am so pleased that now we have a president who is highlighting their contribution, making a historic commitment to higher education, and bringing more and more students to [community] colleges . . . so they, too, can gain the skills and the confidence they need to succeed in a new era.
You might want to consider a community college for your U.S. education. Barack Obama certainly thinks so!
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