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Ben Halpern

Over here (in Belgium/Europe) there's a distinction between university (CS being 4-5 years) and college programs which are called professional bachelor degrees and take up 3 years.

Cool, yeah, we have the same concepts but college and university are pretty interchangeable. And "junior college" or "community college" refers to the latter.

It's all a matter of finding ways to con kids out of 45k per year over here. I'm sure that must have played a role in muddying the distinction.

Do folks typically find work after graduating or do they move onto other education?

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Yeah the 45K a year is somewhat over the top isn't it? Here, education is subsidized and costs around 1K or less a year. That's probably also one of the reasons why students don't feel rushed to complete their studies in three years. I wonder if charging 45K a year has an effect on student motivation ;).

Many of our students have a job or job offer before they graduate, often as a result of their internship. There's a lot of demand for young graduates who can do a proper job. I would say that +90% has a job within three months after graduating.

Only a handful choose to continue their education after graduation.