♥ Why Attend College? ♥

Having a college degree increases your opprotunities in life, you have more job opprotunites and you make more money.

♥ What Types of Colleges are There? ♥

There are several diffrent types of colleges out there

1. Community College- Public, 2 year colleges

2. Technical Colleges- special training for technical fields, offer 2 year degrees that can lead to associates of arts or a science degree

3. Junior Colleges- Private, 2 year colleges

4. Four Year College- provide 4 year education programs in the art and science fields, often lead to bachelors degree\

5. Universities- Offer arts and sciences programs,offer programes of graduate studies, programs of graduate studies, and professional schools, often leads to bachelors degree, graduate, masters, Ph.D degrees, and a professional degree

♥ What Types of Degrees are There? ♥

Its easy to get confused with all the diffrent types of degrees

1. Associates Degree- Earned in 2 years or less, good for a technical or vocational degree

2.Bachelors Degree- Earned in 4 years or more, good for science or humanities, often reffered to B.A's

4.Master's Degree- Take at least 2 years, helps advance your career, required for certian profesional jobs

5.Doctoral Degree- Takes up to 3-5 years and some cases longer, students in humanities get a different degree then those in education

6. Professional Degree- Degrees in law, business and medicine are reffered as professional degrees

 

♥ Whats the Diffrence Between Public and Private Colleges? ♥

There are several diffrences between private and public colleges

1. Cost- Private colleges tend to cost more at $21,339 while Public colleges only cost $8,086

2.Size- Public schools are bigger then Private schools

3. Resources- Private schools tend to have better libraries and research facilities

4.Housing- You have a better chance of living on campus in a Private college then a Public college

5.Class Selection- You have a better chance of getting the classes you want in a Private school

Many people think that when going to a private school you get a better education, but this is not always true. Public schools also have top notch education