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    Education. There Are Several Ways To Do It: Universities, Colleges, Community Colleges

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    The United States has a complex system of higher education with various options after high school like universities, colleges, community colleges, and vocational schools. About one million of over three million graduating high school students pursue higher education each year. Admission is competitive with top universities accepting around 10% of applicants based on factors like grades, recommendations, interviews, and standardized test scores. The higher education system includes four categories - universities with undergraduate and graduate programs, four-year colleges, technical schools, and two-year community colleges.

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    The United States has a complex system of higher education with various options after high school like universities, colleges, community colleges, and vocational schools. About one million of over three million graduating high school students pursue higher education each year. Admission is competitive with top universities accepting around 10% of applicants based on factors like grades, recommendations, interviews, and standardized test scores. The higher education system includes four categories - universities with undergraduate and graduate programs, four-year colleges, technical schools, and two-year community colleges.

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    The United States has a complex system of higher education with various options after high school like universities, colleges, community colleges, and vocational schools. About one million of over three million graduating high school students pursue higher education each year. Admission is competitive with top universities accepting around 10% of applicants based on factors like grades, recommendations, interviews, and standardized test scores. The higher education system includes four categories - universities with undergraduate and graduate programs, four-year colleges, technical schools, and two-year community colleges.

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    In the United States, a student who has finished high school, may want to continue in higher

    education. There are several ways to do it: universities, colleges, community colleges,


    and technical or vocational schools.
    Out of the more than three million students who graduate from high school each year, about one
    million go on for "higher education”. Simply by being admitted into one of the most respected
    universities in the United States, a high school graduate achieves a degree of success. A college at a
    leading university might receive applications from two percent of these high school graduates, and
    then accept only one out of every ten who apply. Successful applicants at such colleges are usually
    chosen on the basis of:
     a) high school records;
     b) recommendations from high school teachers;
     c) the impression they make during interviews at the university;
     d) their scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Tests (SAT); 
    The system of higher education in the United States is complex. It comprises four categories of
    institution:
    1. The university, which may contain:
     several colleges for undergraduate students seeking a bachelor’s four-year degree;
     one or more graduate schools for those continuing in specialized studies beyond the
    bachelor’s degree to obtain a master’s or a doctoral degree;
    2. The four-year undergraduate institution – the college – most of which are not part of a
    university;
    3. The technical training institution, at which high school graduates may take courses ranging
    from six months to four years in duration, and learn a wide variety of technical skills, from
    hair styling through business accounting to computer programming;
    4. The two-year, or community college, from which students may enter many professions or
    may go to four-year colleges or universities.

    After the first two years every student majors in one subject and minors in another. A student can
    major in history and minor in sociality. In addition to these major and minor courses he can select
    other subjects according to his professional interest.
    After completing four years of study the students receive a Bachelor's Degree (either BA or B.Sc.).
    With an additional year of study one may get a Master's Degree and after two or three years of
    graduate work and writing of the dissertation it is possible to obtain a doctoral degree.
    For four years at the end of each year students have a final written examination. They take oral
    exams and write a dissertation only for advanced degrees.
    The National Government gives no direct financial aid to the institutions of higher education.
    Students must pay a tuition fee. This creates a financial hardship for some people. Many students
    have to work to pay their expenses. The Americans place a high value on education. That’s why
    Kennedy said, “Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education”.
    Many Americans are not satisfied with the condition of higher education in their country. Perhaps
    the most widespread complaint has to do with the college curriculum as a whole and with the wide
    range of electives in particular.

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