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Information about the United States

" The United States is one of the worlds largest powers, and this is reflected in all the fields, including that of Education"

For a colombian student who wants to learn English and study a technical career, a professional career or a postgraduate course, the nearest english speaking country to Colombia is the United States, which is an incomparable advantage for the displacements and the costs of the student and his relatives. (While the city of Miami is 3 hours away from Bogota, Sydney is 23 hours!!).

With a student Visa it is possible to be employed at the institution where the student is founded, once the permission is granted.

The variety of courses and careers that the United States offers is the largest in the Planet.

As soon as you learn english, you can choose between a Community College to study 2 years career of (Associate Degree); or a university to study a 4 year professional career BA.. Bachelor of Arts; or B.S. Bachelor of Science;) and postgraduate courses like Masters or Doctorates that go from 1 to 3 years.

GEOGRAPHY

The United States is the second country in the Western Hemisphere (after Canada) and fourth on earth; in addition to Alaska that occupies the extreme Northwest of North America, its territory is centered near the continent and numerous islands and islets in different lengths and latitudes. To the North, it borders with Canada and on the South with Mexico. It is flanked by the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. A third of its surface is occupied by big forests. To the East, it is composed of low and flat grounds interrupted only by the Appalachians mountain range that runs almost from the Gulf of Mexico up to the labrador peninsula (1,800 km long per 480km wide). On the West, there is a succession of mountains and considerably high plateaus that exceed 3000m high, and that culminate in Alaska with the mount McKinley, the highest peak of the country (6,194 m). In this mountainous area they emphasize the rocky mountains, which are born in Mexico, cross EU, Canada and Alaska from South to North and reach the Aleutian Islands. Its entire length is 6,400 km. The central area is a vast fertile flatness. Hawaii is volcanic.

CLIMATE

The Northwest coast is rainy and of moderate temperature. California is dry desert in parts. The rest of the country presents humid summers covered with snowy winters. The South of Alaska has a moderate climate and the North is icy. Hawaii is tropical, and the south of Florida is subtropical. The Average all around temperature of this country is: 27ºC (summer); 11ºC (winter). In the West: 28ºC (summer); 8ºC (winter). In South Alaska: 17ºC (summer)-18ºC (Winter). In North Alaska: 2ºC (Summer);-25ºC (Winter). In Hawaii: 28ºC

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