About U.S. Community Colleges
U.S. Community Colleges
- 1,000+ community colleges in the U.S.
- Community colleges are (mostly) two-year public institutions of higher education
- Community colleges offer both academic degrees and vocational/technical programs
- 45% of U.S. undergraduates attend community colleges
- U.S. community colleges enroll 86,000+ international students
Advantages of Community Colleges
- Less strict admission requirements than most U.S. 4-year institutions
- No SAT/ACT required
- Lower TOEFL and IELTS requirements than most U.S. 4-year institutions
- Lower tuition costs than most U.S. 4-year institutions
- Classes are taught by professors, not graduate students
- General education classes are smaller than those in the first two years at most U.S. 4-year institutions
- Admission rates to U.S. 4-year institutions are higher for U.S. community college transfer students than for first-year applicants from abroad
California Community Colleges
- 115 California community colleges (1 is online)
- California community college students get priority admission to University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) institutions
- Approximately 90% of transfers to the UC system come from California community colleges
- 52% of CSU graduates began their studies at a California community college
- 48% of UC bachelor’s degrees in STEM were awarded to students who transferred from a California community college
Where California community college students transfer
- 17% to UC institutions
- 58% to CSU institutions
- 9% to in-state private institutions
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