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2 year and 4 year College Differences


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Wentworth Institute of Technology
Wentworth Institute of Technology Founded in 1904 Wentworth Institute of Technology (Wentworth) offers several full-time 4 and 5 years ABET accredited bachelor’s of science programs in engineering, engineering technology and architecture including: architecture, civil ...

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Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University Western Michigan University's (WMU) College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) strives to educate its learning community for life-long excellence in responsible professional leadership. CEAS works to increase knowledge through ...
Make yourself aware of these differences and prepare accordingly.

Academic
  • Access to distinguished faculty and industry leaders at 4 year Colleges.
  • The minimum GPA standards expected to transfer schools.
  • Academic expectations and standards:
    • different course delivery and standards;
    • larger class sizes and less interaction with instructor;
    • instructors or teachers are called professors;
    • units of transferable credits required to transfer;
    • transfer testing for credit or acceptance.
    Cultural
  • Student populations:
    • vast campuses;
    • larger classroom sizes.
  • Universities are more communal.
  • Universities have more social activities:
    • sororities, fraternities;
    • athletics;
    • public speakers and events.

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    Northern Michigan University
    Northern Michigan University Northern Michigan University (Northern), located in Michigan's spectacular Upper Peninsula, was founded in 1899 as a teacher college. Northern is now a dynamic four-year, public, coeducational university offering 180 degree ...

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