What is Community College?

U.S. community colleges provide the first two years of undergraduate education, where graduates can transfer to 3rd and 4th year of university in U.S. / Hong Kong to complete their degree.

Acquiring a U.S. undergraduate degree via community college saves about HK$400,000

Community colleges focus on teaching and do not do academic research, which explains the 50% discount in tuition when compare to university.

 

U.S. Community College Without IELTS

Admission requirement: age 16 or above

Prospect:

  • Students will receive State high school diploma and Associate Degree after 2 years of study

  • Such qualification will enable student transfer to 3rd & 4th year of universities around the world.

 

School Name

Location

IELTS

Housing

Green River College

Washington

5.5

Dorm/Homestay

Bellevue College

Washington

College English Test

Dorm/Homestay

Everett Community College

Washington

College English Test

Dorm/Homestay

Lane Community College

Oregon

College English Test

Dorm/Homestay

North Seattle College

Washington

College English Test

Homestay

Skagit Valley College

Washington

5.5

Dorm/Homestay

 

Priority Admission to University of California (UC)

All University of California (UC) campuses are world renowned universities, but they have less than 15% admission quota for international students.

California community college (CC) becomes the best spring board for HKDSE graduates to enter UC because admission quota allocated for CC transfer to UC is 2-3 times higher than international students direct apply to UC.

 

UC Campus

U.S. Ranking

World Ranking

Quota for

California Community College Graduates

Berkeley

#21

#28

37.0% (2,290)

Davis

#46

#85

57.6% (3,321)

Irvine

#42

#156

35.2% (2,310)

Los Angeles

#21

#31

46.8% (3,067)

Merced

#165

N/A

8.3% (170)

Riverside

#124

#271

20.4% (1,094)

San Diego

#42

#40

45.5% (2,621)

Santa Barbara

#37

#118

37.7% (1,888)

Santa Cruz

#81

#296

25.3% (1,068)

Source:

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/search?school-name=University+of+California

https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2016

Californian Community College Fees data from https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/infocenter/fall-enrollment-headcounts

 

California Community Colleges:

Admission requirement: HKDSE + IELTS.  If over age 18, no need HKDSE.

 

School Name

Location

IELTS

Housing

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, California

5.0

Homestay

Foothill College

Los Altos Hills, California

6.0

Homestay

De Anza College

San Francisco, California

5.0

Homestay

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