Here it is. the terms "junior" and "community" seem interchangeable
Ahhhh... so "Junior College" is basically what we'd call a College up here... well that explains somethings I was under the erronous assumption that "Junior College" was something like a "prep school" to give students an extra year or two between highschool and university...
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Yes. Junior College = Community College. The community college district I'm in is Joliet Junior College, the only one named "Junior college" in the country - but also the oldest public community college in the nation. Here's some history - it's pretty interesting.
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Last edited by Sister Havana; 09-10-2006 at 11:02 PM.
As the Wikipedia article quoted by OTW notes, there are still some private, 2-year residential schools that award associate's degrees and are properly called "junior colleges" but not properly called "community colleges." Some former junior colleges have become prep schools in recent years, and some others have become 4-year colleges. Here is Wikipedia's list of junior colleges by state.
Most or all of WV's colleges and universities have a community college attatched to them. Because of my program (you have to earn the AS before you get the BS) I'm considered a member of the community college. However, by delaying Econ 2, I can stay under the CTC and keep the cheaper tuition
In Illinois, community colleges get some funding from the state but most of it comes from local property taxes. Tuition is higher for out-of-district students, just like tuition at state universities is higher for out-of-state students. Some of the colleges have setups where people who work in the district (but don't live in-district) can pay in-district tuition. I know College of DuPage has such an arrangement.
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I was under the erronous assumption that "Junior College" was something like a "prep school" to give students an extra year or two between highschool and university...
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