Education in the usa

Types of colleges and universities

• The term "college" refers to one of three types of education institutions: stand-alone higher level education institutions that are not components of a university.
• community colleges
• liberal arts colleges
• a college within a university, mostly the undergraduate institution of a university.

Community colleges

• Community colleges are often two-year colleges. They have open admissions, usually with lower tuition fees than other state or private schools. Graduates earn associate degrees, such as an Associate of Arts (AA, AS). The College Promise program, which exists in several forms in 24 states, is an effort to encourage community college enrollment.

Monroe Community College in Rochester, New York