Community college

A community college in Johor, Malaysia.

Community college is a type of public education institution. It provides two-year college education at reasonable tuition fees. Different forms of community colleges exist in the U.S., the U.K., Australia, the Philippines and etc.

Students

Students enter community colleges to pursue their academics or receive a better job training. After graduating from a community college, some choose to transfer to a four-year university.

History

First college in India started in 1981. First community college in the U.S. is Joliet Junior College in Illinois, which was founded in 1901. The number of community colleges has grown continuously. Currently, there are 1,166 community colleges in the U.S.

Drama

Community (TV series) is American TV series about community college students’ life.

Other websites

• American Association of Community Colleges Archived 2009-11-08 at the Wayback Machine
• Pros and Cons of Free College
• Community(TV series)