Northern Michigan University Northern Michigan University (Northern), located in Michigan's spectacular Upper Peninsula, was founded in 1899 as a teacher college. Northern is now a dynamic four-year, public, coeducational university offering 180 degree ...
Wentworth Institute of Technology Founded in 1904 Wentworth Institute of Technology (Wentworth) offers several full-time 4 and 5 years ABET accredited bachelor’s of science programs in engineering, engineering technology and architecture including: architecture, civil ...
Make yourself aware of these differences and prepare accordingly.
Academic
Access to distinguished faculty and industry leaders at 4 year Colleges.
The minimum GPA standards expected to transfer schools.
Academic expectations and standards:
different course delivery and standards;
larger class sizes and less interaction with instructor;
instructors or teachers are called professors;
units of transferable credits required to transfer;
transfer testing for credit or acceptance.
Cultural
Student populations:
vast campuses;
larger classroom sizes.
Universities are more communal.
Universities have more social activities:
sororities, fraternities;
athletics;
public speakers and events.
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Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology offers degrees in engineering and engineering technology, as well as degree program in aviation and management.
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