英美教育展示.pptVIP

American Higher Education Ameria is said to have the best higher education in the world. And the number of American colleges is the biggest. In 1825, England had only two universities: Oxford and Cambridge, while the US had over fifty universities.By now, there are over 2,000 universities and colleges throughout the United States. Functions of Higher Education The system of higher education in the US has 3 principal functions: teaching, research and public service Four categories of institutions: the university the four-year undergraduate institution—the college technical training institution two-year community college College—undergraduate institution conferring a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or a Bachelor of Sciences (B.S.) degree University—a group of colleges, each serving a special purpose Technical Training Schools—offering a wide variety of technical skills, like hair styling, business accounting and computer programming etc. Two-year community college—offer training for a variety of jobs and the students receive an associate degree(肄业证) after completing a two-year program Public or Private Public higher educational institution is operated by a state or local government Each of the 50 states operates its own universities About 25% of all school of higher education are private Both public and private depend on three sources of income: Student tuition, endowments (捐助，资助), and government funding. Private colleges rely on 60% tuition and public 20% College Entrance Examinations SAT: Scholastic Assessment Test 学习能力评估考试SAT is the most widely used college admission test, designed to assess your academic readiness for college ACT: American College Test 美国大学考试 The Ivy League 1-6页陈润 * Education in the UKUSA Group 2: 刘宇通 谭敏 李嘉艺 李诗雨 孙敏芳 陈润 The features Pre-child education primary education. secondary education higher education Education in U.S.A Features: Masses： emphasis on education of the masses. Local： educational institutions primarily g