Schools in the USA
The University of Texas at Dallas
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2 year and 4 year College Differences


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Wentworth Institute of Technology
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Students can benefit from a small class size (approximately 21 students) and individual attention from a dedicated teaching faculty with professional industry experience. There are ... [more]

Program Spotlight
University of New Haven
University of New Haven
The Tagliatela College of Engineering at the University of New Haven (UNH) has been offering degrees in engineering since 1920. The College offers four-year Bachelor ... [more]
Make yourself aware of these differences and prepare accordingly.

Academic
  • Access to distinguished faculty and industry leaders at 4 year Colleges.
  • The minimum GPA standards expected to transfer schools.
  • Academic expectations and standards:
    • different course delivery and standards;
    • larger class sizes and less interaction with instructor;
    • instructors or teachers are called professors;
    • units of transferable credits required to transfer;
    • transfer testing for credit or acceptance.
    Cultural
  • Student populations:
    • vast campuses;
    • larger classroom sizes.
  • Universities are more communal.
  • Universities have more social activities:
    • sororities, fraternities;
    • athletics;
    • public speakers and events.

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    Schools in the USA Program Spotlight

    Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
    Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
    Engineering: Mechatronics The bachelor of science in engineering focuses on mechatronics and is the study of the synergistic use of mechanical, electrical and computer engineering that produces "smart" products from the Mars Rover to a desktop printer. Identified by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as one of 10 emerging technologies most likely to be highly influential in the near future, Vaughn is the only college in New York to offer this in-demand degree.The rigorous programs has several objectives: It will provide a link between academia and ... [more]

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