Please, can somebody explain what is the difference between community college, college and university?

community college is 2 years and university is 4 years

A university serves both undergraduate students, who are working toward bachelor's degrees or who are not working toward any degrees but are taking classes with those who are working toward bachelor's degrees, and graduate students, who already have bachelor's degrees and are doing something more advanced. A college serves only undergraduate students, although it is common for undergraduates to call the universities they attend "colleges" as well. Students in other countries use "university" to mean any tertiary school, so some students in the US are beginning to call the colleges they attend "universities." A bachelor's degree is expected to take 4 years, although students are increasingly taking 5 and even 6 years to complete them. Students who are working on the first half of that program may attend community colleges (which are the same as junior colleges), which only offer the first half of the undergraduate curriculum and which offer associate's degrees to students who are halfway toward bachelor's degrees. A 4-year college offers the whole bachelor's program for each program it offers. A common route through the baccalaureate is to start at a community college and take enough credits to qualify for an associate's degree (although not everyone chooses the right classes to earn an associate's) and then to transfer to finish the bachelor's degree at a public 4-year college or university in the same state. Community colleges cost less than 4-year colleges and universities, and if you are a legal resident in a given state public colleges and universities are the best deal because taxpayers are paying some of the cost of educating students. Moreover, if you stay in the same state, articulation agreements will ensure that all your college-level credits will transfer and you will not have to repeat the work done at the community college.

Okay Brenda, Here's the short version. For practical purposes you may consider a junior college and a community college to be one and the same. Both of them are capable of granting certificates and two year degrees known as "Associates". The normal pecking order of degrees usually runs like this: Phd (Doctorate of one sort or another) MS or MBA (Masters "") BA/BS (Bachelors"") Associates(Associates"") Associates degrees normally come in two different "categories". The first category of these degrees is geared (consists of a course of study designed) towards enabling a student to transfer to a four year college or university to continue their studies and receive a Baccalaureate degree (BA/BS) in their chosen field of study.. The Associates in Arts (AA) and the Associates in Science (AS) both fall into this same category. **Note: Graduating from a CC with a degree of this type does NOT guarantee admission into a four year college or university at the 3rd or Junior year level. The "gaining" four year college makes the determination as to which, and how many credits it will accept into its programs of study. **Students who intend to travel this route are advised to prepare themselves beforehand by visiting the four year college that they may wish to transfer to and bringing a copy of their proposed program of study (degree requirements) from the CC with them and requesting an evaluation (up front) to determine just exactly which courses will be accepted. This will eliminate wasted time, effort and the needless expenditure of funds on their part.** Some four year colleges have agreed in writing "to accept " CC students who have completed a specific course of study with a specified GPA into their programs at an agreed upon grade level. These are known as "articulation" agreements between the two schools or in some cases 2+2 programs. You'll be able to find out specifics at the counselor's office at the CC involved. The second category of these degrees (an Associates in Applied Science) is geared towards the Occupational/Technical side of the house and consists of a course of study that is designed to prepare students for entry level postions into career fields such as technology, nursing, business, etc. You needn't worry about wasting 2 years in a CC if you follow my recommendations in regard to plotting your academic path. You may want to check out the link below to get a handle on what sort of jobs are out there and will be for some time. http://www.bls.gov/oco/ Good luck and drop me line if you have any questions.

A four year college and an university are basically the same thing. Both will offer a four year Bachelor degree. One is not better or worst than the other. Community college and Jr.College are the same thing. Our CC is technically named Harper Jr. College You would take your general ed classes at a CC then transfer over to.a four year college. What ever credits transfer would count towards your Bachelor degree. You would not be going another 4 years when you transfer. A two year CC Associate degree really doesn't help much for a career. I recommend going direct to a four year college if you can get accepted and can pay. CC are much less in tuition costs. I highly suggest making an appointment with admissions at the CC and with at least one four year college/university. Get the facts direct from the school. You should also ask about applying as an international student

5 minutes on Wikipedia would probably answer your questions. Also, most decent jobs in the USA these days require a college degree, and with the economy the way it is people with high-level degrees are fighting for jobs they probably wouldn't have considered a few years ago. With no degree you stand practically no chance of landing a job unless you are somehow super-qualified in other ways (e.g. years of experience doing the job you're applying for). Community colleges are typically 2-year schools that only grant Associate's degrees in the majors they offer. The pros are that they tend to be much less expensive than colleges or universities and they aren't that hard to get into. A lot of people these days use them to finish the basic courses that are required in almost every field, and then transfer to a college or university to finish the rest. The cons are that community colleges are usually small, so they have limited offerings in terms of classes, majors, and resources (like library books) for students. And since they were designed so that pretty much anybody in the community can attend them, their admissions standards are often quite low, and this translates to lower expectations in the classroom. Colleges and universities are both typically 4-year institutions that offer Bachelor's degrees. Some may also offer Associate's degrees, but these days the Associate's has very limited usefulness, so most students skip over that degree entirely and just go for the Bachelor's (note that if you DO get an Associate's first, you will NOT have to spend an ADDITIONAL four years getting the Bachelor's unless something happens and none of your classes transfer to the new school. It should only take about two years). While the size and quality of colleges and universities varies pretty drastically, they are typically more selective in their admissions process, offer more classes/majors/resources to their students, and have higher expectations in the classroom. But they also tend to be more expensive than community colleges. Colleges and universities may both expect their faculty to conduct research in the fields they are teaching, but universities typically place more emphasis on research than colleges. Universities also offer at least some graduate programs, while colleges don't. Junior college is just a term for 2-year colleges and is almost never used in colloquial American English these days. Most people just talk about community colleges, colleges, and universities.

Like others have said a community college is 2 years. While at a CC you receive a degree called an AA or AS (Associates of arts or Associate of Science). Both an AA ans AS can be transfer to a college or a university. A college is 4yrs and you can obtain a Bachelor degree here. If you transfer credits from a CC to a college then you only need to stay at the college for 2 years to obtain the Bachelor degree. A university is a 6-8 years school where you can obtain a Masters or Doctoral degree. ( Basically going to a CC means you take 2 years of a normal college/ university curriculum in an environment that is more suited to helping students start higher education) I hope this helps you, & good luck furthering your education.