subject: Types of Accessible Higher Education Programs [print this page] Types of Accessible Higher Education Programs
Among the major types of educational institutions are universities, colleges, community colleges, vocational school and others.
Universities are privately or public funded. The "university" does not mean the same as "college." Actually, colleges are not universities, but all universities can have colleges within them. If you're an English major going in a university, you're a student of the Liberal Arts College but would graduate from a particualr university. Make sense?
By a university typically grants degrees beyond bachelors or baccalaureatemost confer Doctorates and Masters.
1.A public university is state-financed and designed to give an affordable studies for state residents. Also, a public university must follow strict regulations, a way to ensure all students get equal treatment.
2.A private university functions independently from any public sources and prospers on huge fiscal endowments, which will support for many years to come. No opportunity of the money running short. Patterns of ourstanding private universities are Harvard and Yale. As costly as many of prestigious universities have been for many years most have made obtainable free educations for deprived students.
4-year colleges are usually private, though there are some functioning off of public finances. Students often are conferred the bachelors degree or baccalaureate degree in either the sciences or the arts. The 4-year college experience identifies the Liberal Arts learninga well-balanced and fully rounded educational "diet" including sciences, arts, mathematics/logic as well as athletics. Liberal arts students emphasize a major study field, though are required to finish coursework in each major discipline.
Students concerned in getting a Ph.D. or a Masters degree typically go into a university to get their education. Also, it is quite typical for students in community colleges to transfer to 4-year colleges to get a Bachelors degree.
Current community college provides various educational avenues for every type of students:
2.Transfer programs let students complete 2 years of undergraduate degrees then transfer to 4-year liberal arts colleges and complete the final 2 years of traditional Bachelors degrees.
3.Continuing professional certification and education programs for professionals and working adults requiring specialized training.
