Community college
Community college is a type of public education institution. It provides two-year college education at reasonable tuition fees. Different forms of community colleges exist in the U.S., the U.K., Australia, the Philippines and etc.
Students
Students enter community colleges to pursue their academics or receive a better job training. After graduating from a community college, some choose to transfer to a four-year university.
History
First college in India started in 1981. First community college in the U.S. is Joliet Junior College in Illinois, which was founded in 1901. The number of community colleges has grown continuously. Currently, there are 1,166 community colleges in the U.S.
Drama
Community (TV series) is American TV series about community college students’ life.
Community College Media
Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California
Los Angeles City College campus in East Hollywood, California, c. 1922
The main campus of Joliet Junior College in Joliet, Illinois, established in 1901 as the first community college in the U.S.
Fullerton College in Fullerton, California has been in continuous operation since 1913, making it the nation's longest-operating community college.
Other websites
- American Association of Community Colleges Archived 2009-11-08 at the Wayback Machine
- Pros and Cons of Free College Archived 2020-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Community(TV series)
