COLLEGE

Types of
● Public Technical
Post-Secondary
Institutions
Institutions
● Colleges
● Universities
 What’s the difference?
Public Technical Colleges Universities
Institutions
Usually smaller educational Large educational entity
● Can be community institutions that provide only that has colleges, programs,
colleges or universities associate’s and bachelor’s and degrees often ranging
● Specialize in specific degrees from an associate’s,
skills bachelor’s, master’s, and
Meredith College doctorate degrees
Wake Tech
Davidson College UNC Charlotte
Virginia Tech
Catawba College NC A&T
Durham Tech
NC Central
 ● Associate Degrees
Types of ● Bachelor Degrees
Degrees ● Graduate Degrees
● Professional
Degrees
 Types of Degrees
Associate Degree Bachelor’s Degree
● 2- year degree ● 4 year degree
○ Associate of Arts, Science, ○ Bachelor of Arts (B.A) or
Engineering Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
● Can transfer to a 4-year program ● Universities
● Once completed, can go straight ○ UNC Chapel Hill
to work ○ NC State
● Community Colleges ○ UNC Wilmington
○ Central Carolina Community ○ UNC Pembroke
College ○ East Carolina University
○ Duke
 Types of Degrees
Graduate Degree Professional Degree

● Advanced degree after ● Highest degrees to obtain

getting your bachelors ● Get to work in professions like
medicine or law
○ Masters - Arts,
○ M.D
Science, Education, ○ J.D
etc ○ Ph.D.
● Generally completed in 2 ● Require a college degree,
years of study sometimes a masters too
● At least 3-5 years
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 Do colleges
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College Credit in High School!!
Advanced Placement Courses
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ncvps.org
North Carolina School of Science
and Math
Genetics, Multivariable Calculus,
Ecocriticism, Computational Science
Career & College Promise at
CCCC
Criminal Justice, Early Childhood
Education, Barbering, Automotive
Systems, and Nursing Assistant
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ACT Graduate Plan

● Required to take it your Junior ● Need 22 credits ● CFNC
Year ○ College Foundation of
○ English NC
○ Math ○ Helps students plan
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North Carolina
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NC State Admissions
● Average High School GPA - 4.56
● Average SAT Combined - 1,308
● Average ACT 29
What to pick?
Major: What you want to study

Minor: Interested in it but don’t necessarily want

to major in it

CAN CHANGE IT AT ANYTIME!

College is FUN...

A LOT of fun!
Living away from home
● Wake up when you want
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● Eat when you want
● Long-term programs
○ Semester
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○ Summer
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