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studying abroad, together with any answers provided.
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Community
colleges are two-year institutions in the U.S.A which
award the associates degree, Associate of Arts (A.A.)
or the Associate of Science (A.S.), upon successful
completion of a specific academic program. In addition,
community colleges offer practical programs and career
training in specific areas. Most of the community colleges
in the USA are very academic and prepare students to
transfer to four-year colleges or universities for a
bachelor's degree. - Dr Elena Garate-Eskey,
Santa Monica College, California, USA.
It
will rarely be practicable for you to increase your
income significantly by working whilst you are at university.
Indeed, in some cases it may even be illegal for you
to take employment, although periods of training as
part of your course, are usually allowed. If there is
a "prohibition on taking employment"
stamp in your passport, then you will not be allowed
to work. This can only be changed by application to
the Home Office. It is more likely, however, for you
to have a "restriction on taking employment"
stamp entered in your passport. In this case you may
apply for part-time work on form OSS1 which is obtainable
from a local job centre in the U.K. In all cases check
the conditions on your passport before you seek employment.
- Dr A.J. Monty White, University of Wales,
Cardiff, U.K.
This
depends on your tastes, however, rent will cost you
CD$350 or CD$400 per month, food maybe $250 or £300
per month. Tuition fees are obviously on top of this.
It is worth noting that Toronto (for example) is half
as expensive as Paris, and 20% as expensive as Tokyo.
Canada has the lowest food costs based on income and
the value of the dollar in the industrialised world.
- Earl Warhus, Hansa Language Centre, Toronto.
Canada
First
and foremost, discuss your interest in attending a community
college with your parents or counselor. Their support
and encouragement is often an important influence on
your education. Next, contact the international admission
office of a particular community college that you're
interested in and request application materials including
a brochure and catalog. Review the materials carefully.
You need to think about what your learning needs are
and match them with the best possible community college
for you. - Dr Elena Garate-Eskey, Santa Monica
College, California, USA.
The
main Dearing funding proposal, i.e a flat rate contribution
of £1000 per year, will not affect the majority of international
students in U.K higher education since they, or their
sponsors, already pay full cost fees. However, one group
of international students will be affected, those coming
from the European Union, who are entitled to access
to tuition in U.K higher education on the same terms
as UK nationals. - Professor James J. Hughes,
University of Kent at Canterbury, U.K.
Many
Asian students go to school in Australia, where, according
to American standards, a lot of educational terms are
different. So, some people think that the term 'college'
indicates a high school, as it does in Australia, or
a school of lesser standing. In the USA, the term college
is firmly rooted in the academic vocabulary! The usual
difference is that a university may have divisions,
with a college of arts, a college of science, and maybe
a college of engineering, etc. Many private universities
are still the same size that they were when called a
college. Students are still called 'college students',
and 'college degrees' are still what American employers
want their employees to have! - Mr Lynn D Yocum,
AESL International University Language Centers.
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