Types of Colleges & Degrees

Agenda Review Degree Types Undergrad Graduate Intro to Types of Colleges Public, Private, Religiously Affiliated, HBCU, HSI, Women’s Colleges, Urban vs. Suburban vs. Rural.

College Speak Undergraduate: a college or university student who hasn’t earned his/her bachelor’s degree.  First four years of college! Graduate: a student who has earned his/her bachelor’s degree, and is studying for an advanced degree  after your first college degree Examples: Master’s Degree, Doctoral Degree, Law Degree

Degree Types Undergraduate Certificate Associates (AA, AS) Bachelor’s (BA, BS) Post-Baccalaureate/ Graduate Master’s Doctorate (PhD) Professional Degrees (M.D., J.D., D.D.S, D.V.M.)

Four-year & Two-year Colleges Four-year colleges Can earn a bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) includes universities and liberal arts colleges Two-year colleges offer programs that last up to two years can earn a certificate or an associate degree (AA) includes community colleges, vocational-technical colleges and career colleges

Four-year Colleges Two-year Colleges

Public & Private Colleges Public colleges funded by local and state governments usually offer lower tuition rates for students living in the state Private colleges rely mainly on tuition, fees and private sources of funding some offer generous financial aid due to private donations

Public Colleges

Public UC vs. CSU Public Colleges 4-year schools 10 campuses Tuition: $13,000-$15,000 A lot of focus on preparing students for grad school Research-based courses 23 campuses Tuition: $5,000-$7,000 A lot of focus on preparing students for the job market More hands-on learning

Private Colleges

Research Universities Usually larger Focus on research and new discoveries A lot of emphasis on lecture-based teaching Offer both undergraduate (bachelor) degrees and graduate (masters and Ph.D) degrees Often made up of separate colleges, (college of engineering, a college of arts and sciences, or a college of business.)

Liberal Arts Colleges Usually smaller in size Focus on the education of undergraduate students Classes are generally taught by professors who see teaching as their primary responsibility. Classes tend to be smaller and more personal attention is available. Most are private institutions Students are exposed to a broad base of courses in the humanities, social sciences and sciences.

Women’s Colleges Available to women students Larger numbers of female faculty and administrators Offer college women confidence-building role models, greater opportunities to serve in a full range of student leadership positions, and a heightened awareness of career possibilities for women. They graduate a high number of science majors, as well as students who continue on to graduate school and/or professional studies.

Examples: (60 total) Scripps (Southern CA) Mills (Oakland, CA) Wellesley (MA) 7 Sisters: Mount Holyoke, Vassar (now co-ed), Wellesley, Smith, Radcliffe (now Harvard), Bryn Mawr, Barnard (part of Columbia)

Community/Junior Colleges Generally offer the first two years of a liberal arts education In addition, offer specialized occupational preparation. An associate degree is awarded at the end of a two-year program of studies, following which many students continue their education at a four-year institution.

Historically Black Colleges (HBCU) Find their origins in the time when African- American students were systematically denied access to most other colleges and universities. Students at these institutions have a unique opportunity to experience an educational community in which they are a part of the majority. They find committed faculty mentors who encourage their expectations of success.

Examples:

Hispanic Serving Institutions Accredited and degree-granting public or private institutions of higher education with 23% or more Hispanic enrollment. They receive funding by Congress to promote and strengthen the ability of these schools to carry out education, applied research, and community development programs.

Examples in California: Most CSU’s UC Merced UC Riverside University of La Verne Whittier Occidental Fresno Pacific University

Religiously Affiliated Colleges Educational institutions administered by members of a particular religious faction and often organized and run in alignment with their religious principles.

Examples: University of Notre Dame (IN) and Georgetown University (DC)-both Catholic Brandeis University (IL) and Yeshiva University (NY)-both Jewish Brigham Young University (UT)-Mormon Southern Methodist University (TX)-Methodist Earlham College (IN)-Quaker

Technical Institutes and Professional Schools These enroll students who have made clear decisions about what they want to study. They emphasize preparation for specific careers, for example in music or fine arts, engineering or technical sciences. You will want to be quite sure of your future direction before selecting one of these options.

Examples: ITT Tech The Art Institute of Chicago WyoTech San Francisco Art Institute Everest College Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts DeVry