LASELL COLLEGE, Newton, Massachusetts

It's a typical New England style college, located only 8 miles and 30 minutes away from Boston.
       
It has a campus of 50 hectares.
       
College offers more than 25 undergraduate and graduate programs (including Master) programs including Business Administration, Communication and Media Studies, Fashion Design, Fashion Merchandising, athletic training.
       
Students have the opportunity to combine theory with professional practice through programs carried out in the college through various institutions and local companies.
       
Of the more than 1,300 students who teach at this college, 3% are foreigners.

FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE, Lakeland, Florida

It has a campus of 100 hectares, located midway between Tampa and Orlando in Lakeland, acclaimed publication Money Magazine as one of the top 10 cities in America living ideal.
      

College offers more than 40 specialized programs, and those who graduated are highly ranked in the labor market.
       
It offers the opportunity to study English through the ESL (English as a Secondary Language) in parallel with the program, or earlier, to be admitted to it.
       
Included in the prestigious top Barron's Best Buys in College Education. In 2008, The Princeton Review included it among the best colleges in the U.S., and U.S. News and World Report quoted it in 2009 among the top 10 U.S. colleges.
       
Of the 1,800 students who study at the college, 5% are foreigners.

FISHER COLLEGE, Boston, Massachussetts

It is located in the historic Back Bay, a picturesque neighborhood where you feel safe.
     
College offers since 1910 an appreciated program in Business.
    
 During free time, students have the opportunity to choose from many activities, clubs and events. For example, they may organize fashion shows or visit the city of Boston.
       

College admissions each year about 700 students, offering a personalized educational experience through the small number of students in a group.

ELMIRA COLLEGE, Elmira, New York

College has an old campus near the towns Syracuse and Rochester in New York State.
 
It is among the top 10 private colleges in northern U.S., according to U.S. News and World Report magazine.
 
Excel's in business and international studies.
 
It offers the opportunity to study English through the ESL (English as a Secondary Language) in parallel with the program, or earlier, to be admitted to it.
      
Of the 1,200 students of the College, 10% are foreigners.

BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE, Berea, Ohio

It is situated in a residential area, just 20 minutes from downtown Cleveland.

The most popular programs of study include: Business, Management, Marketing, Education, Communication, Journalism, Visual Arts and Theatre.

U.S. News and World Report ranks Baldwin Wallace College among the top 20 in the central-western region of the United States Masters category.

In 2009, it becames one  the first colleges in Ohio whom installs a wind turbineon campus  , in fact, since 2008, is the first school that offers a diploma program in environmental sustainability.

Of the nearly 4,000 students who study at the college, 5% are foreigners.

AUGUSTANA COLLEGE, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

It is located in the great American prairie, with a campus on the outskirts of one of the most flourishing cities in the United States, Sioux Falls (in which the well-known corporations - Citibank, Visa / Master Card, Gateway 2000, the EROS Data Center, in which the college students carry out their professional practice).

The most popular programs of study include: Business Administration, English, Psychology, and Government Affairs, Biology.

It is considered by The Princeton Review as the best college in the midwestern United States. Also, U.S. News & World Report in 2009 put him 3rd in top colleges of Bachelor type.

Of the nearly 1,800 students who study at the college, 2% are foreigners.

U.S. colleges

The concept of  college in the U.S. means a smaller university that's offering only undergraduate programs (not graduate).

Colleges generally have a duration of 4 years and is equivalent to a liberal arts college (law, medicine, literature, business, etc..). It can be a private institution or only independent department of state or private universities.

In the U.S. there are community colleges that offer two year programs, which may precede the transfer to a university for a further 2 years of study. These programs lead to a diploma - Associate of Arts - AA (most areas of the humanities, including businesses) or Associate of Sciences - AS (science and technology). Community colleges also offer technical and professional programs that last between six months and one year and ends by obtaining a qualification certificate (Occupational Certificate - OC).

Students Community College (about 65% of young Americans opting for this form of education) enjoy the following benefits: tuition much lower than university, flexible programs starting courses several times a year, classes limited number of students, more attention paid to them by the teachers. The approximately 1,200 community colleges in the U.S. are totaling approximately 10.4 million students. Regarding the sources of funding, 42% comes from the state, 23% of tuition fees, 18 local funds, 55 of federal funds and 10% from other sources.

The annual fee for tuition at a college / university can reach 37.000 USD for university and up to 50,000 USD postgraduate studies, while at a community college is between 7000-26000 dollars.