After a year of students either taking courses online or delaying their starts, we believe that the demand for a traditional US college experience is going to be high

The US Department of State is ramping up promotion of community colleges’ educational offering and encouraging colleges and universities to form articulation agreements.

In a paper for WENR, World Education Services pointed to so-called 'backyard recruiting' as the next growth area for US HEIs concerned with falling numbers of global students enrolling in the country.

San Mateo Colleges of Silicon Valley, a group of community colleges in the US, reported a 1,700% growth in international students since 2012, according to the colleges' president, Jing Luan.

International students studying at community colleges in the US contributed $2.4billion to the US economy, a new analysis by NAFSA found.

Community colleges also offer a very small classroom setting. Students will be able to assimilate content with a lower level of language.

Community colleges in the US provide an enticing offering for international students: affordable and accessible, their 2+2 transfer pathway can lead to a degree from a top university for a heftily reduced price. So why aren’t international students flocking to them? Beckie Smith investigates.

Community colleges across the US are stepping up efforts to attract international students amid the flurry of pathway programme growth in the country. Many are extending their offer of '2+2' programmes to students hungry for degrees from top US universities.