A community college is a type of undergraduate higher education institution, generally leading to an associate degree, certificate, or diploma. The term can have different meanings in different countries: many community colleges have an open enrollment policy for students who have graduated from high school, also known as senior secondary school or upper secondary school. The term usually refers to a higher educational institution that provides workforce education and college transfer academic programs. Some institutions maintain athletic teams and dormitories similar to their university counterparts.
Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California
Los Angeles City College campus in East Hollywood, California, c. 1922
A community college in Johor, Malaysia
The main campus of Joliet Junior College in Joliet, Illinois, established in 1901 as the first community college in the U.S.
An institute of technology is an institution of tertiary education that specializes in engineering, technology, applied science, and natural sciences.
Students at the Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria
Founding decree of the Czech Technical University in Prague from January 18, 1707
Lecture at the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, CTU in Prague
Cape Peninsula University of Technology was composed of two former technikons and other smaller independent colleges.