Are they all the same?????

Tech School

COLLEGE

UNIVERSITY

Independent VocationalSchools

TECHNICAL SCHOOL(aka Community Colleges)

• Small in size• Offer Certificate and Diploma programs of

study (a few months to two years) in technical and career areas

• Sometimes offer Associates Degree programs (2 years with core academic subjects)

• Less expensive than colleges• Close to “home” – no living on campus

TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM OF GEORGIA

• www.tcsg.edu for more information• 26 Technical Schools across Georgia

(see handout)• Training for hundreds of jobs leading to

Certificates and/or Diplomas• Most of the tuition is paid for by HOPE Grant • Any high school graduate can get the HOPE Grant

– no matter what your GPA is!

Which is closest to FCHS?

COLLEGE• Usually four years of study leading to a

Bachelors Degree• First two years include core academic areas

and the last two years are focused on your MAJOR program area

• Can be public (State funded) or private• HOPE Scholarship is available to high school

graduates with an ACADEMIC GPA of 3.0+

• 12 Public colleges across Georgia(see handout www.usg.edu)

• Housing is usually available if you wish to live on campus

COLLEGE

Which public college is closest to FCHS?

Name a private college close to FCHS.

UNIVERSITY

• Very large – contains several “colleges” or “schools” on campus within the University

• Each college at the university offers degrees in several major areas of study

• See example of UGA with 17 schools and colleges

• Both undergraduate (Bachelors) degrees AND graduate degrees (Masters and Doctorates) in several major areas of study

• HOPE Scholarship is available to high school students with academic GPA of 3.0+ ONLY FOR BACHELOR DEGREE programs

• Can be public (state-funded) or private• See handout & www.usg.edu for public

universities

UNIVERSITY

• A University can be categorized as a:State University (12 in GA)Regional University (2 in GA)Research University (4 in GA)

• Research Universities conduct research in many areas that benefit the nation

• Thousands of students attend a university• Class sizes are sometimes 100+ students

UNIVERSITY

What type of university is UGA?

INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS

• Independent schools offer programs focused on specific areas (ITT, DeVry, Art Institutes, etc.)

• Usually VERY expensive• Frequently guarantee jobs after graduation• HOPE Grant/Scholarship are NOT available to

students attending these schools

Which one is for YOU???

• Talk to family, friends and teachers• Consider your GPA• Think about what you want to study and how long

you want to go to school• Narrow your list to 3 or 4 schools by end of your

Junior year• Junior English classes will complete this task using

GCIS.

• SEE YOUR COUNSELOR for help