How many private colleges are there in America as opposed to public colleges?
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Only considering 4 year programs:\n\nnumber of public 4 year program institutions - 630\nnumber of private 4 year program institutions - 1845
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I can't give you a definitive number, but it would have to be in the hundreds of thousands. There are 50 states. Each state would have dozens to a hundred counties/parishes and each county/parish would have between 1 and 50 school districts. Each district would have one high school. This does not include the private schools.
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No, not even, necessarily the top ones. \nThe Ivy League is actually an athletic conference, consisting of:\nBrown University\nColumbia University\nCornell University\nDartmouth College\nHarvard University\nPrinceton University\nUniversity of Pennsylvania\nYale University\nThere are lots and lots of other private colleges and universities, of different qualities, that are not in the Ivy League.
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Some are Private (Stanford), some are owned by their respective states (UC Berkley). The private ones have many catagories, including religious and single-sex institutions.
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Most community colleges have programs for non traditional students
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Theres no such thing, because each US state (& then there's the US national standards) & each country have their own educational standards. You can't compare worldwide because of economic and cultural differences. Usually there are some very good schools in metro areas, but there's always the downfall of them being huge and overcrowded even though they have an abundance of resources. Suburbs and rural areas are sometimes the place to look. The circumstances vary so much from person to person and school to school, that that's why so many schools exist --- to harbor everyone's needs.
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The link below has an extensive list of private schools in that area:
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Not that many.  America is a meritocracy that awards students that do well, not poorly.
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There are four-year colleges that are completely free in the States, I just don't remember which ones.  I know, that's not helpful, but they do exist.
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Unity College in Maine!!!! www.unity.edu > I went there, it's known as America's Environmental College, they graduate more students with environmental majors than anywhere else.
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Universities are made up of more than one "college" or school. For example, a university may have a college of arts & sciences, a school of education, a school of business and a schoool of law, etc. Oddly enough my alma mater, The College of William & Mary in Virginia, is America's oldest university. Tradition. Go figure.
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there is an American university there.\nalso some national university,and collages.
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Because there is so much more demand. 100 years ago, only the wealthiest people went to college, and many middle-class professions didn't even require college degrees, but now everyone needs a BA to do basically anything beyond retail, so in order to be more selective, colleges have to charge more. Also, it's more expensive to run a college these days, as there is much more equipment, particularly in the scientific fields that a college is expected to have.
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Most colleges are attached to Universities.\n\nLook up Universities on Internet and see if they have the interest in the proposal.\n\nMost institutions are private independent from government but you may want blessing of a board of education or professional society.
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Universities typically have more programs.  Additionally, a college is a subset of a university.  Thus, a university is composed of two or more smaller colleges.  It also depends on the number of students and accredition.  Universities are more recognized and typically have more students.\n\nUniversities can also provide education to students from foreign countries.
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The pros of a private college is name recognition. People tend to think that private colleges = better education. Class size is usually small as well.\n\nThe cons? Chances are you can get an equally effective education at a public university. The expenses are unreal, and unnecessary. I paid a little over $2,100 in tuition and fees this semester. Tuition and fees *only* for private colleges runs approximately 3 times that.
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This question needs more detail to be answered properly it depends on the size of the school, if it is a college, public or private, a high school or other k-12.\n\nTop ten Universities may have a hundred plus support staff and 50 Plus teaching faculty not including TA's