AMERICAN EDUCATION

Centers of higher education in the United States are variety of institutions with a strong research base and funding that have led them to develop as among the world’s most prestigious institutions which are not only of vital importance to local students from within America but also a great attraction for student around the globe. American universities and colleges are throng by international students, professors and researchers in the pursuit of academic excellence. Public universities, private universities, liberal art colleges, and community colleges all make a significant role in higher education in United States. Colleges and universities in the America are also differential on the basis of their goals like emphasizing a vocational, business, engineering, or technical curriculum while others may emphasize a liberal arts curriculum. Many combine some or all of them. According to an UNESCO report America has the second largest number of higher education institutions in the world, amounting to total of 5.758 with an average of more than 115 existing in each state. The US also has the highest number of higher education students in the world, 14.261.778, that is about 4, 75% of the entire American population.