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.
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 |
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 |
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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