"Best Value Schools" To Look at for Spring 2011

The old saying, "You get what you pay for" tends to be true in most cases. When it comes to American colleges or universities, however, it's possible to find many institutions that provide great education programs, great campus facilities and student support services at prices that are far lower than other schools that provide much less.

In this week's message, we take a look at what a "Best Value School" is and introduce you to one of them.

What Is A "Best Value School"?

A "Best Value School" is one that provides students with a high quality educational experience at a reasonable cost. Schools can provide these experiences in several different ways:

1) Offer small classes and a small student-to-faculty ratio.

2) Offer a wide variety of academic programs and student support services.  

3) Have clean, modern campus facilities that utilize the latest learning technologies.

4) Have easy access to computers, wi-fi connections, and research/ study facilities.

5) Have highly educated and experienced instructors.

6) Have a dedicated international student office with experienced staff committed to helping each student succeed.

Featured "Best Value Schools" For Spring 2011  

Here is just one example of what American Education Partners has found to be a "Best Value School" here in the USA:

Cascadia Community College- Cascadia is the newest community college in Washington state, but has quickly risen to become one of the best in the United States (Ranked #2 in the USA by Washington Monthly magazine).

Cascadia students receive many benefits not available at most other schools. First, Cascadia shares its campus with the University of Washington. Students not only get access to University of Washington's vast research archives and publications, but many Cascadia instructors are also University of Washington instructors. Second, the college has a student enrollment of just 3,000 students. This means small class sizes and a much greater amount of student-teacher/ faculty contact time than possible at larger schools. Third, students benefit from Cascadia's corporate partnerships. Cascadia classrooms use the latest learning technologies developed by Microsoft and students have internship opportunities at this and other well-known local technology companies. Fourth, Cascadia has the highest percentage of students transferring to the University of Washington (Ranked #41 in the USA).
Considering all of these features and the fact that tuition fees are typically $10,000 - $20,000 less each year than most 4-year universities, Cascadia Community College is truly a "Best Value School".

Cascadia Community College is accepting applications for Winter 2011 beginning in early January. American Education Partners' placement team can help international students through the application process to Cascadia Community College and other carefully-selected schools and provide other services like airport pick-up, housing placement and on-going student support service. Please contact the AEP placement team for more information at: info@americanedpartners.com