If you have completed secondary level school in your country and would like to undertake your university level studies in the United States, the ASIAMERICA Community College program might just be what you are looking for.

The ASIAMERICA Community College program provides students from around the globe with the opportunity to pursue university level academic studies while living with a carefully selected host family in a community that reflects the values that made the United States the country it is today.

ASIAMERICA has selected a number of community colleges across the USA that offer the academic course work, have earned regional accreditation requirements, and have committed the resources of a campus coordinator to assist ASIAMERICA students.

The ASIAMERICA Community College program has a special system to match your needs and objectives with the strengths and programs available at participating colleges. A team of representatives from the different colleges review your application to find the college that matches your educational goals with the specific strengths and academic programs offered.

Program orientations and enrichment activities are arranged for you and approximately ten to twenty other ASIAMERICA students from around the world to learn not only your preferred field of study, but also about life in the US and your surrounding community.

PROGRAM OPTIONS

In addition to selecting your area of study, you can choose from several programs:

English Language program: This intensive English as a second language (ESL) and homestay experience is designed to improve English language skills. The program begins each January and lasts one academic semester. The program includes 15 to 20 credit hours of intensive English language instruction.

Academic Semester program: This academic and homestay exchange experience is designed to offer academic and career training courses in a variety of subject areas. The program begins each January and lasts for one academic semester (approximately 16 weeks in length). The academic load is 12 credit hours for the semester (equivalent to about four courses).

Certificate Program: This program is designed to offer academic and career training in a variety of subject areas for an entire academic year. The academic load is 12 credit hours per semester.

Degree Program: This two-year Associate Degree and homestay experience is designed to provide career skills for those who are returning home, while also offering transferability of credits to a USA four-year college or university. After the first academic year living with a host family, students live independently in apartments during their second year. The program includes a total of 64 credit hours of tuition.

Four Year College program: This program provides students who start in a ASIAMERICA college program, the opportunity to transfer the academic coursework toward a four year university. This is an extension of the Degree program, so at the end of the four-year college program students will have obtained the Associate degree and the four-year college degree. Students live with a host family during the first academic year.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Applicants to the ASIAMERICA community college program must demonstrate the following in order to be accepted:

• · Graduation from secondary school
• · Strong academic record
• · English language proficiency (except for the English Language Program) · Motivation to excel in academic or career courses
• · Commitment to the host family experience
• · Self-responsibility, self-direction, maturity
• · Readiness for a cross cultural exchange experience

Candidates applying to the program must generally be between 17 and 23 years of age, demonstrate pride in their culture and respect for cultural diversity.

Applicants take the comprehensive English Language Test (CELT) to demonstrate English Language skills, submit personal essays and take part in face-to face interviews to determine motivation and readiness for both homestay exchange and college-level work.

PROGRAM COSTS - (CONTACT YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE OR  ASIAMERICA).

The Community college program tuition includes international airfare to the community college that meets your academic needs and objectives, cost of up to 12 credit hours of course tuition (15 to 20 hours for the Intensive English program), host family placement arrangements, and program orientation and support.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE LOCATIONS IN THE U.S.A. :

Asiamerica has over 40 colleges located in the following states:

• ARIZONA
  
• ARKANSAS
  
• CALIFORNIA
  
• FLORIDA
  
• ILLINOIS
  
• IOWA
  
• KANSAS
  
• MINNESOTA
  
• NEBRASKA
  
• NEW JERSEY
  
• NEW YORK
• NORTH CAROLINA
• OKLAHOMA
• PENNSYLVANIA
• WASHINGTON
• WISCONSIN

TO APPLY for ASIAMERICA Community College Programs
Please fill in the on-line pre application form