The small college offers quite a lot to the student interested in higher education. The campus on which the college stands is not spread out over a large area, but is concentrated into a few buildings. These colleges are often supported by endowment funds, tuition fees, and private gifts.

Teachers and professors can be picked from the finest and can specialize in one field, thus providing the student with the best facilities for learning. The student body of a small college can have a closer relationship than that of a larger school, for curriculum and activities necessitate the inter‑mingling of the students.

Entrance requirements for some of these schools are a little stricter than for larger ones. Residence is often easier to find, and a great many social activities, such as dances and clubs are offered. Fraternities and sororities are available, and they offer much in the way of training and development for future life. A small college is organized so that the student's day will include not only classes and study time, but also time for athletics, writing, hobbies, clubs, and dating.

Today the small school tends to specialize in one or two fields as agriculture, medicine, engineering, or commerce. This specialization helps lead to advanced knowledge and creates interest in various kinds of research.

Many students graduating from high school can't decide what type of a college or university to go to. Along with financial problems, the size of the school is most often discussed.

The Universities of Illinois, Michigan, California, and Minnesota, are all known as large schools. Are you interested in attending any of these?

Usually the large schools are state colleges or universities. Thus the tuition to these schools is often less than that of the smaller institutions. A general lee of approximately $150 is charged for tuition. Room and board fees are approximately the same as those of small colleges.

If you are a social "bug", a large school is for you. You may wish to be a member of a fraternity or sorority. There are many more of these branches located in large colleges than in smaller ones.

If you have a special education in mind, the large schools will provide better facilities for teaching advanced courses which take longer than the usual four years. An advanced course in industrial arts or chemistry requires many special pieces of equipment. A small college has much of this material, but it may not be of the same quality as that in the large college. There are more laboratory facilities, industrial machines, and general equipment in a large school.

Do you like an atmosphere with a lot of people? The schools listed above are some of the largest in the nation. For example, the University of Illinois has approximately 24,000 students.

Transportation facilities are usually better and more easily accessible near a large school because most of these institutions are located in or around the larger cities. The situation is also better for off‑campus housing.