2014英语四级听力练习慢速4.5(1)_大学英语听力

2014英语四级听力练习慢速4.5(1)

　　Map of community colleges located in the U.S.

　　About 88,000 international students have found a solution. They are attending US community colleges. Such colleges are sometimes called junior colleges. They offer two years of education above the secondary, or high school level.

　　At the end of their study program, they receive a document of completion called a certificate. Other students work toward an associate degree in traditional academic subjects like science or history. Some students with associate degrees move on to attend a four-year college or university. They may have only two years of study left before they receive a bachelors degree.

　　Many educational experts agree that saving money is a good reason to consider a community college. The American Association of Community Colleges says a public two-year college costs an average of $3,000 a year.

　　A student at a four-year public college may pay more than $8,500 a year for classes and user fees.

　　International students may need more preparation in English before entering a four-year school in the United States. For example, Istref Montgomery came to the US from Kosovo in . He soon will graduate from the University of Marylands University College.

　　Students at Montgomery College, a junior college in Maryland.But he did not begin his college-level education at the university. First, he spent three years at a Maryland junior college with -- by chance -- the same name as his last name. He worked to improve his English at Montgomery College for a year. Then, for the next two years, he attended classes in basic subjects.