| VOCATIONALTECHNICAL |
COMMUNITYCOLLEGES BACHELOR |
DEGREE COLLEGES &
UNIVERSITIES |
| Prepare for a specific occupation through skills training |
Offer associate degrees and certificates in variety of areas |
Multitude of academic degrees and credentials programs: associate, bachelor, masters
and doctroal programs |
| Integrate academic curriculum with hands-on |
Some certificate programs may be hands-onOther programs academically based |
Few hands-on programsMost academically based |
| Tuition varies |
Tuition is reasonably priced |
More costly-charge higher tuition and fees |
| Typically no residential halls |
Typically no residential halls |
Option for residence hall living or commuting |
| Admission requirements vary |
Open admissions, some majors have selective admissions requirements |
Competitive admissions |
| Public or proprietary |
Public |
Public or private |
| Support services vary |
Typically offer more support services and allow more time for adjustment to college
life |
Foster quicker adjustment to independent life |
| Smaller student/teacher ratio |
Typically smaller in student/teacher ratio |
Tend to be larger both physically and in student/teacher ratio |
