b'17Four-Year vs. Two-YearFour-Year Colleges or Universities Two-Year Colleges Students earn a bachelors degree in a wide rangeStudents receive an associate degree or a certificate STARTING YOUR COLLGE SEARCHof academic areas. focusing on a specific career. Graduates enter the job market or pursue anGraduates enter the job market or transfer toadvanced degree. a four-year college.Students choose from a wide variety of activities, clubs,Students choices of clubs and athletic events mayand athletic events.be limited.Most offer campus housing.Most do not offer campus housing; however, some The cost of a four-year school can be substantial, but private colleges have housing available. financial aid can make it affordable.Tuition at a two-year school is often less than the firstOptions to Explore: Dickinson CollegeDrexel Universitytwo years of tuition at a four-year institution.Gwynedd Mercy UniversityLafayette College Many students graduating with a four-year degree have Lehigh UniversityMillersville UniversityPenn State University studied at a two-year college.Saint Josephs UniversityShippensburg UniversityOptions to Explore: Community College of Philadelphia Temple UniversityUniversity of Pennsylvania Esperanza CollegeHarcum CollegeManor CollegePennsylvania University of the SciencesVillanova UniversityCollege of TechnologyThaddeus Stevens College of TechnologyUniversity of the Sciences Community College of Philadelphia'