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Apply to US Universities from Brazil

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Community colleges, also known as junior colleges These are 2-year institutions that offer Associates degrees in a wide variety of academic disciplines. Community colleges also offer technical and vocational training. How difficult is it to apply to US universities from Brazil?

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Minnesota’s “bold action to make college affordable” results in free tuition

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Eligible students must be enrolled in at least one credit per semester at a public community college or four-year university in either the University of Minnesota, Minnesota State system, or a state tribal college. The program is estimated to cost $117 million in the fiscal year beginning July 1 and $49.5

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Asking the Right Questions

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean Is your college prepared for climate change? Bryan Alexander’s new book, Universities on Fire, is a structured series of speculations about what that might mean. Is your college coastal? Still, Alexander’s book isn’t really about answers.

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Sustainability actions students take and want their colleges to take

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“You can create a net-zero campus pretty easily by just shutting it down,” quips Jay Antle, executive director of the Center for Sustainability and a history professor at Johnson County Community College, in Kansas. ” Good and green, but not for the right reasons. “Seriously. They need to stop.”

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Museums and College Campuses as Community Hubs and Cultural Centers

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Meanwhile, public expectations about the kind of diverse, immersive, interactive, participatory, and technology-enhanced exhibits museums should offer escalate, while their educational and community outreach responsibilities mount. A recent book by Daniel H. I totally disagree.

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If You Were Designing Cal State Today: A Proposal Out of MIT

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On the bottom was the California Community College System. Any student anywhere in the state would be within easy commute of a college that could offer a two-year degree, an on-ramp to skilled work, and the ability to transfer credit to four-year institutions. Community colleges accept the top 100% of students who apply.