• Technical colleges, also known as community colleges, offer a large selection of programs, with choices of short-term certificates or two-year associate's degrees. Technical colleges are less expensive than traditional universities and may be closer to home, but still provide many of the same aspects of college life, such as athletics and student clubs.
  
  

Wake Technical Community College

• Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, Wake Tech offers training in web technology, cosmetology, automotive systems technology, pastry arts, foreign languages, pharmacy technology, computer programming, radiography and heavy equipment transport. While on campus, join or root for one of the school's Eagles teams, such as baseball, basketball, golf, softball, volleyball and cheerleading. Other ways to get involved on campus include student government, the computer club, the gospel choir, the game development club and the international friends club.
  
  Applicants must have a high school diploma, GED or associate's degree. Students who meet certain academic standards may be excused from the pre-enrollment placement test.
  
  Wake Technical Community College
  9101 Fayetteville Rd.
  Raleigh, NC 27603
  919-866-5000
  waketech.edu
  
  

Delaware Technical & Community College

• Choose from four campuses at Delaware Technical and Community College to earn a certificate, diploma or associate's degree in professions such as medical assistant technology, echocardiography, accounting technology, analog electronics studies, office administration technology, advertising design, American Sign Language and safety management. Delaware Tech helps students along their career paths with internship and job placement, resume reviews and practice interviews.
  
  Students interested in enrolling must have a high school diploma or GED; current high school seniors can apply for early enrollment. SAT or ACT scores are required, along with a proof of Delaware residency (driver's license or bank statement).
  
  Delaware Technical & Community College
  PO Box 610
  Georgetown, DE 19947
  302-454-3900
  dtcc.edu
  
  

Minneapolis Community and Technical College

• Minneapolis Community and Technical College offers associate's degrees, certificates and diplomas in many fields, including child development, machine tool technology, barbering, air traffic control, accounting, phlebotomy, dental assistance, computer forensics and criminal justice. Classes may be available on weekends and through online programs.
  
  A high school diploma or GED is required. Some of Minneapolis' programs require additional application information (the nursing, dental assistant, screenwriting, air traffic control digital arts program all require the student to contact an admissions representative).
  
  Minneapolis Community and Technical College
  1501 Hennepin Ave S.
  Minneapolis, MN 55403
  800-247-0911
  minneapolis.edu