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Student Life
The services and personnel at a community college play important
roles in creating a supportive learning environment. Academic
assistance comes in the form of ESL programs; developmental
courses in mathematics, reading, and writing; tutorial services;
and academic advising. Student services include personal and
career counselors, facilities for students with disabilities,
and extracurricular activities. Cooperative education offices
reach out to businesses in the community to locate training
opportunities or internships for their students.
Importantly, institutions that have a history of educating
international students will have special foreign student advisers.
This may make a considerable difference to your experience
at the college as such staff will have more experience dealing
with the unique visa, academic, cultural, and personal issues
faced by international students studying in the United States.
Most two-year colleges do not offer student housing but often
provide assistance through local housing groups. Students
usually commute to campus and live in local communities. This
experience is very different from living in student dormitories
on a four-year college campus, and it gives international
students a wonderful opportunity to develop independence and
observe American life.
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