Two-Year Colleges 2015
45th Edition
Published on 26. August 2014
952 pages
978-0-7689-3933-0 (ISBN)
Description
Peterson's Two-Year Colleges 2015 includes information on more than 1,900 accredited two-year undergraduate institutions in the United States and Canada, as well as some international schools. It also includes detailed two-page descriptions written by admissions personnel. College-bound students and their parents can research community and two-year colleges and universities for information on campus setting, enrollment, majors, expenses, student-faculty ratio, application deadline, and contact information. You'll also find helpful articles on what you need to know about two-year colleges: advice for adult students on transferring and returning to school ; how to survive standardized tests; what international students need to know about admission to U.S. colleges; how to manage paying for college; and interesting "green" programs at two-year colleges, and much more.
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Content
- Intro
- Contents
- A Note from the Peterson's Editors
- What You Need to Know About Two-Year Colleges
- IMPORTANT FACTORS IN A COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATION
- GETTING TO KNOW YOUR TWO-YEAR COLLEGE
- COMMUNITY COLLEGES CAN SAVE YOU MONEY
- FINANCIAL AID
- WORKING AND GOING TO SCHOOL
- PREPARATION FOR TRANSFER
- ATTENDING A TWO-YEAR COLLEGE IN ANOTHER REGION
- NEW CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
- Surviving Standardized Tests
- WHAT ARE STANDARDIZED TESTS?
- THE ACT
- THE SAT
- SAT SUBJECT TESTS
- THE TOEFL INTERNET-BASED TEST (IBT)
- WHAT OTHER TESTS SHOULD I KNOW ABOUT?
- WHAT CAN I DO TO PREPARE FOR THESE TESTS?
- Who's Paying for This? Financial Aid Basics
- FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS
- SOURCES OF FINANCIAL AID
- HOW NEED-BASED FINANCIAL AID IS AWARDED
- APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL AID
- IF YOU DON'T QUALIFY FOR NEED- BASED AID
- Frequently Asked Questions About Transferring
- Returning to School: Advice for Adult Students
- SETTING THE STAGE
- UNCERTAINTY
- CHOICE
- SUPPORT
- What International Students Need to Know About Admission to U.S. Colleges and Universities
- FIRST STEP-SELECTING INSTITUTIONS
- SECOND STEP-PLANNING AND ASSEMBLING THE APPLICATION
- THIRD STEP-DISTINGUISH YOUR APPLICATION
- Community Colleges and the New Green Economy
- How to Use This Guide
- QUICK-REFERENCE CHART
- PROFILES OF TWO-YEAR COLLEGES AND SPECIAL MESSAGES
- COLLEGE CLOSE-UPS
- INDEXES
- DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURES
- CRITERIA FOR INCLUSION IN THIS BOOK
- Quick-Reference Chart
- Profiles of Two-Year Colleges
- College Close-Ups
- 2013-14 Changes in Institutions
- Associate Degree Programs at Two-Year Colleges
- Associate Degree Programs at Four-Year Colleges
- Alphabetical Listing of Two-Year Colleges
