USA

The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the extreme Northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major cities include New York, a global finance and culture center, and Washington, DC, the capital, both on the Atlantic Coast; Los Angeles, famed for filmmaking, on the Pacific Coast; and the Midwestern metropolis Chicago.

Capital: Washington, D.C.

Dialing code: +1

Founded: July 4,

1776 ISO code: USA

President: Barack Obama

Population: 318.9 million (2014)

The main advantages of higher education in the USA are as follows:--

• One of the best things about studying in the USA is the vast number of academic options offered to students.
• Academic and professional programs and social activities on campuses and at corporate headquarters of possible employers provide additional enrichments. For example, cuisine, music, cinema and other customs are commonly shared with others during the semester or academic year
• This sharing contributes to a better understanding of each other's culture. The language, skills and cross-culture environment can make the U.S. learning experience a unique and rich one.
• More and more often, American colleges and universities are focusing on the global aspects of each subject, better preparing students with a worldwide view of their field.
• Most schools offer academic programs that are flexible in nature. This means that, very often, one can choose when to attend classes, how many classes to enroll in each semester or quarter, what elective or optional classes to take.

The American education system offers international students the most diverse set of education options in the world. In fact, an international student who elects to take advantage of the American education system can pursue anything from nuclear science to film and dance.

American education possibilities are almost endless! The American education system requires that students complete 12 years of primary and secondary education prior to attending university or college.
one of the most impressive facts is the large number of presidents, prime ministers and leaders from other countries who have experienced the American education system and graduated from a university in the USA.

U.S. has a pool of academic institutions that are among the best in the world. The quality of education is periodically reviewed by various organizations. Hence colleges and universities in the US have to constantly work hard to maintain their quality of education.