The former president Obama once said: CCs are America’s best kept secret. Today, community college has been popular for the international students because it can let you enter the famous universities easier. Chinese students who go aboard to study regard it as a stepping stone to the excellent universities after studying in community college for two years. For the students who come from working class family, the low expense can save them a lot of money. Besides, after two-year experience in community college, the students can behave better after transferring to the excellent university.

College of San Mateo CSM is ranked as NO.1 among all the community colleges in America. It includes three parts: College of San Mateo, Canada College and Skyline College. Shijiazhuang No.42 Secondary School has trained many excellent international students for this college as the base for it.

On November 9, the principle of College of San Mateo CSM Dr.Luan Jing came to our school to have a talk on his college. Vise principle Zhang Xiuying, director Zhang Chenggang received the guest warmly.

Dr. Luan Jing introduced this college for our international students from grade one in details including the advantage of entering the community college and the advantage of their college. Dr. Luan Jing also said that: “ It is only the first step to let you know community college, what we really hope to see is the change of the attitude from the parents. The community college can not save the parents face , but it can give students the bright future.”

Dr. Luan’s detailed explanation, the clear illustration and the unique way of thinking about education has deepened the students’ understanding of studying abroad, updated students’ knowledge about community college and opened a new gate for the students to enter into the excellent universities in America.