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International Students Take Advantage of Low Tuition and Easy Acceptance at Community Colleges
Posted by admin in Community colleges in U.S. on March 10, 2010
Foreign students who want to study in the United States find community colleges much less expensive to study and easier to get admitted.
Community colleges offer lower tuition fees
As an international student you pay about $4,800 on the average for tuition as compared to about $9,000 to $20,000 tuition fees requested by a state or private university in the United States. You may get your Bachelor’s Degree from a community college or prefer to get it from a university. In most cases, international students want to have a diploma from a university to benefit from wider acceptance of university degree by employers in the United States and in their native country.
Most foreign students prefer to go to a community college for the first two years and transfer their credits to a university to get their Bachelor’s Degree diploma from an American university.
International students find easier admission by community colleges
Most community colleges have TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) or ACT (American College Test) requirements lower than those required by universities in the United States. Many community colleges accept your application even before you take TOEFL and postpone it to a date when you are ready. In the meantime, you may attend English as a Second Language (ESL) courses to improve your English language and take the tests when you feel that you are ready.
What do you need to do to lower your tuition to study in United States?
First, check if the community college has a “transfer agreement” with universities. Second, make sure the credits of the courses that you will take are transferable. Some courses may not be transferable if they are not in the curriculum of the university that you want to continue your education.
In California, for instance, more than 50 percent of Bachelor’s Degrees are awarded to students who transferred their credits to those universities.
Consider community colleges if you want easier acceptance and less expensive education in the United States.
Tuition Fees of U.S. Universities and Colleges Still Attractive for International/Foreign Students
Posted by admin in Financing your education in U.S. on January 26, 2010
Studying at U.S. higher education institutions is still attractive for international students as a result of weak dollar. While the annual tuition fees increased by 5.9 percent from 2008 to 2009 in general, the real cost of education at American universities and colleges is still reasonable.
Due to worsening economic conditions in the U.S. economy and budgetary cuts in federal and state governments, public universities and colleges had to raise their tuitions 6-10 percent while private and non-profit institutions raised their tuitions only 4.4 percent according to data gathered by College Board, a non-profit organization.
Traditionally, private higher education institutions in the United States have higher tuition rates as compared to public universities as they try to admit highly successful American and foreign students. However, higher tuition fees by private higher education institutions are partially, compensated by scholarships and grants provided by foundations and endowment funds.
Tuition rates differ widely within the United States. Private universities and colleges in south-west regions of the U.S. have lower rates as compared to those in north-east regions.
Tuition of “private” universities and colleges: In 2009, the average tuition fees in southwest are in the range of $22,500 for four-year higher education institutions and about $3,992 for private two-year colleges in south-west.
Tuition of “public” universities and colleges: Students paid $9,400 for four-year universities and $1,857 for two-year colleges in south-west in 2009.
In general, out-of-state students and foreign or international students pay higher tuition fees as compared to in-state students (living in the same state).