Owens Community College

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1 Sudy in he Unied Saes a: Owens Communiy College experience owens The Owens experience can help you sar he firs wo years of a bachelor s degree or prepare for a career. Owens invies you o seek your unique higher educaion experience oday!

2 Abou Us Programs of Sudy I am so happy a Owens Communiy College. I have me a lo of people and I have made good friends. Teachers are friendly as well. I really like Owens. MingMing Zhang - Owens Inernaional Suden Owens Communiy College is a wo-year public college locaed in Toledo, Ohio, he sevenh larges sae in he Unied Saes. Toledo is a manageable, mid-sized ciy wih a populaion of 310,000. Owens offers excellen academic programs wih more han 130 programs o choose from. The mos popular programs for inernaional sudens are Associae of Ars ransfer, Associae of Science ransfer, Business, Informaion Technology, and Engineering. Grea Campus Sae-of-he-ar faciliies and laboraories including he Cener for Emergency Preparedness Wireless Inerne access Learning Cener wih free uoring services Performing Ars Cener Campus booksore and cafeeria Finess cener and gym Friendly faculy, saff, and sudens Suden Body 20,000 sudens on wo major campuses 120+ inernaional sudens from 33 counries Universiy Transfer A Owens, you can complee he firs wo years of a Bachelor s degree and hen ransfer o one of several colleges and universiies. Sudens work wih an academic advisor o develop a ransfer plan ha includes general educaion classes and inroducory classes for heir majors. Transfer Majors Communicaions English Hisory Inernaional Sudies Public Relaions and Adverising Social Work Sociology World Languages Commercial Ar Fine Ar Music Performance/ Educaion Phoography Theare Biology Chemisry Mahemaics Pre-Bioechnology Pre-Business Adminisraion Pre-Cancer Informaion Managemen Culinary Ars Pre-Denal Hygiene Pre-Dieeic Pre-Healh Informaion Pre-Hospialiy Managemen Pre- LPN o RN Pre-Massage Therapy Pre-Medical Assising Pre-Medical Imaging Pre-Nursing Pre-Occupaional Therapy Pre-Paramedic o RN Transfer English as a Second Language Owens Communiy College offers hree levels of ESL - beginning, inermediae and advanced in he following areas: reading, oral communicaions, wriing and grammar. These courses prepare inernaional sudens for academic work a he college or universiy level. Owens also provides a bridge course which offers in-deph insrucion o prepare sudens for academic success. Degrees Sudens can earn degrees and cerificaes alone or hese can be added o a universiy ransfer program. Program lenghs vary from several monhs o wo years. Associae of Ars Degree Associae of Science Degree Associae of Applied Business Degree Associae of Applied Science Degree Associae of Technical Sudies Degree Pre-Physical Therapis Pre-Professional Engineering Pre-Radiography Pre-Surgical Adolescence Educaion Early Childhood Educaion Middle Childhood Educaion Muli-Age Educaion

3 The Pah 3 Ways o graduae from op colleges and universiies and save! is a process in which sudens complee wo years of educaion a communiy college and hen ransfer o a four-year college or universiy o obain a bachelor s degree. Owens Communiy College has ransfer agreemens wih public and privae four-year insiuions. These ransfer parnerships help sudens make smooh ransiions ino four-year insiuions. 2 Years a a Communiy College 2 Years a a Four-Year College or Universiy = a Bachelor s degree is successful if he ransfer pah and requiremens of universiies are followed. Oherwise, i will ake longer han 4 years o obain a Bachelor s degree. Privae Universiies Average Annual Tuiion $26,000 Communiy Colleges Average Annual Tuiion $6,500 4-Year Colleges Average Annual Tuiion $22,000 Sae Universiies Average Annual Tuiion $14,000 $ 2 Years a Communiy Colleges 2 Years a a 4-Year College $13, $44, Bachelor s Degree $57,000 Savings $31,000 I is imporan o undersand each insiuion s respecive ransfer policies. Universiies and colleges vary widely as far as GPA requiremens and courses hey accep for ransfer. 2 Years a a Communiy College 2 Years a Privae Universiy 2 Years a Communiy Colleges 2 Years a Sae Universiy $13, $28, Sudens need o mee wih an academic advisor before aking courses o allow for a smooh and efficien ransfer process. $ $13, $52, Bachelor s Degree $63,000 Savings $37,000 $ Bachelor s Degree $41,000 Savings $15,000 Cener for Global Advancemen of Communiy Colleges (CGACC)

4 Our Universiy Parners Inernaional Suden Services Michigan Owens Communiy College 12 Owens Communiy College Ashland Universiy 2 Bluffon Universiy 3 Bowling Green Sae Universiy 4 Cleveland Sae Universiy 5 Defiance College 6 Easern Michigan Universiy 7 Franklin Universiy 8 Heidelberg Universiy 9 Lourdes College 10 Michigan Sae Universiy 11 Ohio Sae Universiy 12 Ohio Universiy 13 Tiffin Universiy 14 Universiy of Cincinnai 15 Universiy of Findlay 16 Universiy of Michigan 17 Universiy of Toledo 18 Universiy of Windsor 19 Wayne Sae Universiy 20 Wrigh Sae Universiy 21 Youngsown Sae Universiy Admissions The Office of Inernaional Programs and Services is here o help you hrough he admissions process. Please call us wih any quesions you migh have abou applying o Owens Communiy College. Advising Our Inernaional Suden Advisor provides personal assisance wih inernaional suden advising, regisraion and culural adjusmen. A professional eam of advisors on campus help inernaional sudens wih academic and ransfer advising. Orienaion A day-long orienaion session provides ips on adjusing o he American culure, including he American educaional sysem, esablishing inerpersonal and social suppor neworks, undersanding immigraion regulaions, enhancing English language proficiency, and managing finances. I s also a grea ime o mee oher inernaional sudens! Housing Owens is a non-residenial campus, bu here are several aparmen opions near o he campus ha provide a clean and safe communiy for sudens. Our housing coordinaor can help you wih quesions and informaion abou housing. Aciviies The Office of Suden Aciviies offers a variey of opporuniies for sudens o paricipae in o make he mos of heir college experience. From clubs and organizaions o social evens, here are pleny of ways o ge involved. The Global Connecions Club hoss various aciviies and evens for inernaional sudens. Throughou he year, he GCC hoss movie nighs, bowling paries and rip o local poins of ineres, such as he Toledo Ar Museum and Cedar Poin, a naional amusemen park. Ohio

5 Curren Sudens a Owens Elmer Aguilar Sumiah Bokhshim Business / Markeing I am planning o ransfer o he Universiy of Toledo and coninue my major here. Afer ha, I would like o ge a job in he banking indusry o ge work experience. Then, I wan o open my own business. My experience in he Unied Saes has been really ineresing. I have learned how voluneering is very imporan o sociey. Also, I have learned ha here are many opporuniies o rigger your ineress. SAUDI ARABIA El SALVADOR Educaion I wan o ransfer o Bowling Green Sae Universiy. I have learned ha is never oo lae o sudy, and become someone ha you wan o be. Also, I would recommend o all Lainos and sudens from ohers naions o ge involved wih he Inernaional Suden Union and oher clubs around campus. JORDAN I have learned many hings a Owens Communiy College. Specially, I have learned o be moivaed and independen. I love o inerac wih oher people. I have a lo of connecions wih sudens, saff and faculy a Owens Communiy College who have helped me o improve my English a lo. Sudying in he Unied Saes has enriched my life. I am graeful because I had he opporuniy o sudy here and for ha reason I ry o enjoy each momen as much as I can. CHINA Tarek Najjar Informaion Technology I wan o ransfer o The Universiy of Toledo. My goals are o complee my major, ge my degree, and be an IT manager. This program will prepare me o insall hardware and sofware, connec compuers, manage a nework and many oher hings MingMing Zhang Communicaions I am planning o ransfer o he Universiy of Toledo.

6 Curren Sudens a Owens Rana Adnan Zeyadah Early Childhood Educaion Yohong Roh General Science I am planning o ransfer o The Universiy of Toledo. I am planning o finish my degree in Early Childhood Educaion and hen ake a Bachelor s degree in ha major, if God gives me life o do i. Afer I obain a Bachelors degree, I am planning o go back o Egyp and open a child day care. I have had an amazing experience in he Unied Saes. I enjoy playing games, camping and raveling wih my American friends. I is good for you o experience a new culure wih naive friends. Owens faculy are awesome. They are very kind and hey are always willing o help. I really like Owens. SOUTH KOREA EGYPT I love being a voluneer because I like o help people, and I learn a lo from i. I voluneered as an English and Arabic eacher a Bridge Academy School for hree monhs. In addiion, I voluneer as a eacher for Arabic and Islamic sudies a he Toledo Muslim Communiy Cener (TMCC). Colombia Living in he Unied Saes has been one of he bes experiences of my life. Learning a new language, meeing people from differen counries, working wih inernaional sudens and learning abou American culure has changed my life remendously. Nowadays, I like change and I am open o new experiences because I have learned ha anyhing is possible. Neyla Jimenez Inernaional Business I would like o ransfer o The Universiy of Toledo. I became friends wih a naive English speaker, who has now become my bes friend. My friend has helped me wih pronunciaion. I also sared o read more and lisen o conversaions on TV and wih people. English is a beauiful bu difficul language. I akes courage and hard work o overcome is barriers, bu i is worh i. Abdulrahman Albogami Inernaional Business- Accouning I am planning o ransfer o George Mason Universiy in Fairfax, Virginia. My goal is o go o a universiy o ge my bachelor s degree in boh majors, Inernaional Business and Accouning. Afer ha, I would like o ge a job. I am sudying inernaional business-accouning, so I can work wihin muliple regionsof our beauiful world. Saudi Arabia

7 s n e w O o y l p p A o How s n e w O a s n e d u Curren S Admissions Requiremens Applicaion for Inernaional Sudens Muyu Li Informaion Technology Cl ic k on h e ar rows fo r m or e in fo rm aio n. Inernaional Daa Informaion I would love o ransfer o Vanderbil Universiy Proof of Adequae Financial Suppor Cerificaion Form We esimae ha inernaional sudens will need a minimum of $17,000 per year for uiion and living expenses while aending Owens. You are required o submi official financial documenaion and an My experience in he Unied Saes has been really enjoyable. I have learned how o inerac wih ohers and how o be successful in he fuure. official leer(s) verifying ha hese funds will be available o you for he duraion of your say in his counry. LA E U Z VENE I like all he opporuniies ha are offered here for you o obain a beer educaion. The experiences I have had here in he Unied Saes have been advenures ha I will never forge; some were difficul like learning how o speak English, and some were fun like ouring he Cleveland Browns Fooball Sadium. Maie Barrios Inernaional Business/Markeing I am planning o coninue on and ge a Bachelor s Degree in Inernaional Business. Then, I plan on doing a one year inernship for a company where I can ge experience as an Inernaional Markeing Represenaive. You ll Need: Official Bank Saemen(s) Financial Cerificaion Form Proof of English Proficiency F-1 sudens mus provide evidence of English proficiency by submiing es scores from he Tes of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or oher recognized English proficiency ess. If you are already in he U.S. you can ake he ESL Compass es on he Owens Campus. High School Records/Transcrips College Transcrips CONTACT US: A N I H C ices l Programs and Serv na io a rn e In of ce Offi College Owens Communiy P.O. Box 10,000 Toledo, Ohio (567) inernaional@owens.edu w w w. o w e n s. e d u / i n e r n a i o n a l