Studying in America. If you answer well, you can continue to score points.

First of all, prompt some latest news:

The United States has always been a hot spot in the study abroad market. For those students with poor grades and average family economic conditions, it is a convenient way to study abroad by applying to American community colleges first and transferring to American universities two years later. But starting this year, this road may not work.

According to the latest news, under the impact of the financial crisis, on the one hand, American students flock to community colleges in order to reduce the burden of tuition fees, on the other hand, many American universities that provide places for students in community colleges are considering reducing or even canceling the places for transfer students in community colleges. As a result, the way for American community college students to enter colleges and universities has become unclear, and whether community colleges are still a reliable shortcut to study in the United States has also begun to be questioned.

According to the statistics of the American College Board, the average annual cost of the last community college was $2,402, while that of the last four-year public university was $6,585, and that of the four-year private university was $2,565,438+$0.43. Therefore, in the face of the financial crisis and the ensuing economic recession, more and more American freshmen like Herbert began to choose to transfer to community colleges with relatively low tuition fees, and some unemployed people also wanted to continue their studies in community colleges to prepare for re-employment.

However, with the fierce competition brought by the surge in enrollment and the impact of the financial crisis, more and more American universities are facing financial deficits, and decide to reduce the share of transfer students from community colleges or even stop recruiting transfer students from their own community colleges. Therefore, education experts worry that this will make it impossible for community colleges to make a promise that students can smoothly transfer to regular universities for further study after two years. Those students who can't complete the credits that can be transferred to the university within two years may end their studies.

Therefore, to enter the community college now, we must face up to the pressure, make preparations according to the relevant requirements of credit conversion, and knock on the door of key universities with excellent results.

The following three community colleges are recommended:

1. Santa Monica College (also known as Santa Monica College) was established in 1929. It is a public community college in California and is recognized by the American Association of Western Universities (WASC). Santa Monica College is one of the best community colleges in California and the United States, offering first-year and second-year teaching in American universities. Compared with similar schools, Santa Monica College has more students transferred to UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC San Diego and USC, and a large number of students transferred to California State University system, as well as famous public and private universities in California and the United States, thus attracting a large number of domestic and international students from the United States to enter Santa Monica College. Santa Monica College is a place where many celebrities study, among which Arnold Schwarzenegger, dustin hoffman and james deen all studied in Santa Monica College and graduated. At present, there are about 30,000 students studying in Santa Monica College, including about 3,000 full-time students and 9% (about 2,500 students) international students from all over the world 105 countries.

◆ From Santa Monica College to UCLA, the success rate is very high.

◆ Small class teaching, focusing on the individual interaction between faculty and students.

$205 per credit (total tuition: about $9,000/year, living expenses: $65,438+$065,438+$0.500/year, total expenses: about $20,500/year).

◆ School website: minimum requirements for basic TOEFL 6 1, minimum requirements for computer-based TOEFL173; IELTS: Minimum requirement 5.0.

School website: http://www.dvc.edu

3. Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara City College is located in Southern California, with beautiful scenery and pleasant climate. The beautiful environment of the Gold Coast has created a comfortable learning environment for this college. Students can enjoy Spanish-style architecture, stroll along the Pacific Gold Coast and enjoy the prosperity of Los Angeles.

Santa Barbara City College ranks among the top three community colleges in California 109. There is a transfer rate as high as 80% to California series universities and California State University. At present, among the 16000 students, there are about 500 international students, mainly from Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Taiwan Province Province, Hongkong and Chinese mainland. Students who have completed their two-year studies in Santa Barbara City College can be guaranteed to transfer to the University of California with a GPA of 2.5 or above, and 60 transferable credits can be guaranteed to enter the University of California at Santa Barbara with a GPA of 3.0 or above (among which engineering majors cannot be guaranteed, requiring a higher average score), and GPA of 3.5 or above can enter the University of California.

Tuition per academic year:

$65438 +08 1/ credit * 24 credit $4344

Medical and health expenses are $24

The transportation fee is 38 dollars

Medical insurance $566

Books and miscellaneous expenses are $600

Accommodation fee is 600 USD/month * 95,400 USD.

The total cost for one academic year is $65,438+$00,972.

Summer tuition (optional)

65438 USD +08 1/ credit *3 USD 543

Book and miscellaneous expenses $65,438+$050

Medical and health expenses $65,438 +02