College Notebook - Post-Secondary Options

These colleges offer the first two years of a liberal arts education as well as career or vocational training.  

• Community College

• Liberal Arts College

• Women's College

• Private College

These four year colleges primarily focus on the arts, sciences, humanities, and social sciences.

• Community Colleges

• Tech Schools

• Liberal Arts Colleges

• Large Universities

These colleges focus on celebrating African-American culture and empowerment.

• HBCUs

• Community Colleges

• Women's Colleges

• Trade Schools

These colleges offer women the opportunity to enjoy a learning community where they are the majority

• Women's colleges

• Tech Schools

• Tribal Schools

• Trade schools

Like HBCUs or Women’s colleges, these colleges focus on the needs and education of a group that has been traditionally underrepresented in higher education.  

• Tribal Colleges

• Women's Colleges

• Tech Schools

• Universities

Most students graduate with an associate’s degree or a certificate from these colleges.

• Tech Schools

• Universities

• Liberal Arts School

• Women's Colleges

These are generally very large and contain a liberal arts college as well as other colleges

• Liberal Arts Colleges

• Tribal Colleges

• Women's Colleges

• Universities

A ___________ school is a school that receives funding from the state government, and makes tuition less expensive for residents of the state.

• Public

• Good

• Private

• Master

What is a major?

• a really big diploma after graduating

• a primary area of study in the field you plan to start your career after graduation.

• a job title that shows you are an expert in your field of study.

• a grade point average (GPA) for full-time students at a university.

A degree that is given to a student who has completed two years of study at a junior college, college, or university in the U.S.

• Bachelor's

• Master's

• Associates

• Doctorate