Partners Newsletter:: November 2008 - Issue 45 :: US University Education: A Solid, Long-term Investment

As the global economic turmoil continues with roller coaster stock markets and dramatic currency fluctuations, families around the world are concerned about the present financial situation as well as uncertainty about the future. During these difficult economic times, what is certain is that US university education is a solid, long-term investment.

Studies show that university graduates earn more than students who do not go on to university. Families who invest today in university education for their children set their children up for success in tomorrow’s global economy. A university degree from a top US university is proven to hold its value over time and around the world. Many of the world’s best scientists, engineers, and business people hold degrees from US universities.

The United States remains the world leader in higher education. According to the 2008 Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities (http://www.arwu.org/rank2008/en2008.htm), 17 of the top 20 universities in the world are US institutions.

International students from all over the world take Green River Community College’s 2+2 Program (2 years plus English, if needed, at GRCC and 2 years at a university). Between 2005-2008, our students have reported admission to the universities indicated below. Universities in bold represent top 100 world universities, as ranked by Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Arizona State University

Art Institute of Seattle

Bentley College (MA)

Boston University

California Polytechnic University (Cal

Poly), San Luis Obispo

California State University Long Beach

California State University Los Angeles

Central Washington University

City College of New York, Brooklyn

City University of New York, Queens

Colorado State University

Columbia University

Cornell University

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Evergreen State College

Fashion Institute of Design and

Merchandising (Los Angeles)

Georgia Tech

Hawaii Pacific University

Iowa State University

Indiana University

Johns Hopkins University

Johnson & Wales University

Kent State University

Miami University (OH)

Michigan State University

Ohio State University

Pacific Lutheran University

University of Florida

University of Georgia

University of Hawaii

University of Houston

University of Illinois

University of Iowa

University of Massachusetts

University of Miami

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota

University of Nebraska

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Virginia Tech

Washington State University

Washington University (St. Louis)

Western Washington University

Parsons School of Design

Pennsylvania State University

Purdue University

Rice University

Portland State University

San Francisco State University

San Jose State University

San Diego State University

Savannah College of Art & Design

School of Art Institute, Chicago

Seattle University

St. John’s University (NY)

SUNY New Paltz

SUNY Stony Brook

Texas A&M

Towson University

Tulane University

University of Arizona

University of British Columbia

University of California Berkeley

University of California Davis

University of California Irvine

University of California Los Angeles

(UCLA)

University of California Riverside

University of California San Diego

University of California Santa

Barbara

University of Colorado

University of New Mexico

University of North Carolina

University of Oregon

University of San Diego

University of San Francisco

University of South Carolina

University of Southern California

University of Tennessee

University of Texas

University of Washington

University of Wisconsin

Virginia Commonwealth University

US University Education: A Solid, Long-term Investment November 2008

US University Education: A Solid, Long-term Investment

November 2008