<p>OP, you need to read up and get a full picture on how things work in terms of college in the US, the options available in the Columbus area where you have a possibility of living, and what you need to do in Albania to get access to these programs. We can’t cover the full gambit here. There is a lot of information that is important for you to know from what you need to get your visa right down to the actual schools and your own academic record.</p>
<p>There are two year school and school that offer an Associates Degree after an completing a certain slate of courses that make up two years of full time work. To transfer into a 4 year program such a degree is not usually important. It’s more important what courses you have completed towards the course of study you want to pursue at the 4 year school and the grades that you have gotten at that school What many students do who go to a local or community college is load up on whatever courses they can that are required at a four year school/program that they ahve in mind. They do this because it is usually a lot less expensive to do so. They then apply to transfer to the 4 year program. Associates degrees (two year awards) are often attained because it isn’t in the way of the long term goal to pick one up on the way, or if there is a specific program a community college offers that has good work and transfer possibilities if you complete it and get that degreee. But for many, if not most students, the cc is just a stepping stone for the 4 year school and getting that AA degree is not as important as getting into a 4 year school after completing two years equivalency of courses . </p>
<p>The four year degree is pretty much the standard for a college graduate. There are programs that will throw in the possiblilty of a masters in additional years or have another such track to the masters, but the usual track is to get that BA, BS or however it is called which is a 4 year Bachelor’s. of whatever.</p>
<p>There are some fields of work and study where getting a master’s is important or even required. What usually happens in those cases is that the those in such fields find work, and get that master’s on apart time basis, or iif it is field that makes it worth while, go full time, borrowing the money from where ever they can to get that masters or even doctorate. Some programs do have stipends and tuition waivers for some programs, but for certain ones that are lucrative in earnings, they expect YOU to pay. Not a whole lot out there for free MBA, MD, CPA or JD degrees except maybe loans, which are not as available for international students.</p>
<p>Look at what is available locally, and start small. If there is alocal school or if you can afford OSU commuting, see what it will cost you locally. See if your cousin can find out thorugh word of mouth if some local communtiy colleges will let you take corses at the resident price as a non matriculating student. Like I said , I know in may area, the ccs don’t go after that categroy. You hae a local address, and you are good despite the rules on the web sites of the schools.</p>