community colleges

Community College Draws Foreign Students by Serving as a Gateway to Universities

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This is the title of a recent Chronicle of Higher Education article that begins with this sentence:  When American community colleges attend student-recruitment fairs abroad, they are often greeted with blank looks. This is true in a lot of countries but not in Vietnam, where many students and parents have recently discovered the benefits of … Continue reading Community College Draws Foreign Students by Serving as a Gateway to Universities

Poster for Fall 2011 StudyUSA Community College Fairs in Vietnam

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20 community colleges from 12 states representing all regions of the United States will participated in this community college-only fair series on 2, 4, 6, and 8 October in Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang, Danang and Hanoi, respectively. 1.    Alamo Colleges 14.   Santa Barbara City College 2.    Bunker Hill Community College 15.   Shoreline Community College 3.    … Continue reading Poster for Fall 2011 StudyUSA Community College Fairs in Vietnam

2nd Annual Fall StudyUSA Community College Fairs in Vietnam

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Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) – Nha Trang (New!) – Danang – Hanoi October 2-8, 2011 Capstone Vietnam, a Hanoi-based human resource development company (small disclosure:  I'm the managing director) is pleased to announce the second annual StudyUSA Community College Fairs in Vietnam.  Vietnam ranks 8th, according to the March 2011 SEVIS By the Numbers quarterly … Continue reading 2nd Annual Fall StudyUSA Community College Fairs in Vietnam

TV Show About US Community Colleges & High School Completion Programs

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On 9 July Thalia Saplad, executive director of international programs at Shoreline Community College (SCC) in Washington (state) and Nguyen Minh Huy, who just graduated from Shoreline and is headed for Seattle University this fall, were interviewed by the host of HTV's popular Study Abroad Window (Cửa Sổ Du Học), Ha Quyen, about US community colleges, high school … Continue reading TV Show About US Community Colleges & High School Completion Programs

Letting in the Fresh Air and the Flies: The Mixed Impact of US Higher Education on Vietnam

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Among the growing number of US universities and colleges that have acknowledged Vietnam as a promising market for student recruitment, online and in-country education and training programs (among other activities), most are well-intentioned and accredited. Others, however, see a golden opportunity to reap substantial profits from a market that has rosy long-term prospects. The bittersweet … Continue reading Letting in the Fresh Air and the Flies: The Mixed Impact of US Higher Education on Vietnam

TV Program: NOVA & US Community Colleges

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 On 22 February JoAnn Benjamin, International Student Advisor at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA), and I taped an interview with Ha Quyen, host of the popular Hanoi Television (HTV) program Study Abroad Window (Cửa Sổ Du Học).  The program, which aired this morning on HTV at 8:10 a.m. and will be broadcast again on  Monday, 14 March at … Continue reading TV Program: NOVA & US Community Colleges

6 in 10 Vietnamese Students in the US Enrolled at Community Colleges

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According to the 2010 Open Doors international academic mobility report, the number of international students at colleges and universities in the United States increased by a modest 3% to 690,923 during the 2009/10 academic year.  As in the previous academic year, Vietnam ranks 9th overall and 2nd in international enrollment at community colleges after South Korea.  … Continue reading 6 in 10 Vietnamese Students in the US Enrolled at Community Colleges