社区大学——曲线通往美国名校

• 作 者: 左微
• 机 构: 华盛顿大学,
• 出 处: 新东方英语(中学生)
• 发表日期: 2017年05期

Community college(社区大学)这个概念,我来美国之前只是听说过,但并不是很了解——它既不是国内的四年制高校,也不等同于职业技术学校。美国的社区大学进入门槛一般比美国的四年制大学要低,学生就读两年之后能够获得associate degree(副学士学位)。有些学生直接拿这个学位找工作,也有很多学生

The concept of a community college was only heard but not very well understood before I came to the United States - it was neither a domestic four-year college nor a technical and vocational school. Community colleges in the United States typically have lower entry barriers than four-year colleges in the United States and associate degrees (associate degree) after two years of schooling. Some students directly take the degree to find a job, there are many students