b'17Four-Year vs. Two-Year Starting Your College SearchFour-Year Colleges or Universities Two-Year CollegesStudents earn a bachelors degree in a wide range of Students receive an associates degree or a certificateacademic areas. focusing on a specific career.Graduates enter the job market or pursue an advanced degree. Graduates enter the job market or transfer to a four-year college. Students choose from a wide variety of activities, clubs, Students choices of clubs and athletic events may be limited. and athletic events.Most do not offer on-campus housing; however, some privateMost offer on-campus housing. colleges have housing available. The cost of a four-year school can be substantial, but financial Tuition at a two-year school is often less than the first twoaid can make it affordable. years of tuition at a four-year institution.Options to Explore:Dickinson CollegeDrexel UniversityMany students graduating with a four-year degree haveGwynedd Mercy UniversityLafayette Collegestudied at a two-year college.Millersville UniversityMuhlenberg CollegePenn State University Options to Explore:Community College of Philadelphia Saint Josephs UniversityShippensburg UniversityEsperanza CollegeHarcum CollegeManor College Temple UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaVillanova UniversityPennsylvania College of TechnologyThaddeus StevensCollege of TechnologyUniversity of Pennsylvania Manor College'