Public Institutions
Private Institutions
Community Colleges
Other Types of Colleges
100
True or False...Public institutions are funded by local and state governments.
What is True
100
Private institutions rely mainly on this to operate their institutions.
What is tuition, fees, and private funding?
100
Community colleges offer this type of degree
What is the Associate's Degree
100
These types of colleges tend to have higher costs, which could mean graduating with more debt.
What are For Profit Colleges
200
Students attend public institutions in their own state because this is less expensive for them
What are tuition and fees
200
Private institutions offer students generous amounts of this to encourage them to attend
What is financial aid (funding)
200
True or False: Community colleges are often an affordable option with relatively low tuition.
What is True
200
These institutions offer programs of study to include the culinary arts, firefighting, dental hygiene and medical-records technology
What are vocational-technical or career colleges
300
Universities often are larger and offer more of these types of degrees than colleges.
What are master's and doctoral degrees
300
This private university is located in Durham, NC and their mascot is the blue devil.
What is Duke University?
300
In addition to offering Associate's Degrees, community colleges also offer this type of degree in specific areas
What are certificates
300
Name one local for profit institution
What is ECPI, ITT Tech, etc.
400
This is the specific type of college that offers a broad base of courses in areas such as literature, history, languages, mathematics and life sciences.
What are Liberal Arts Colleges
400
This private institution is located in Baltimore, Maryland and is known for its hospital and medical research
What is John Hopkins University?
400
This local community college has four campuses in the Tidewater area
What is Tidewater Community College
400
At for profit institutions, these may not transfer to other colleges
What are credits
500
Name three public institutions in Virginia
What are NSU, VCS, ODU, JMU, GMU, Virginia Tech, etc.
500
This historically black private university is located in Richmond Virginia
What is Virginia Union University
500
This community college is located in Newport News and also has a campus in Wililamsburg
What Thomas Nelson Community College
500
This is the type of degree offered at four year colleges and universities
What is a baccalaureate or bachelor's degree