We can send information anywhere over the Web. IIT also has a recruiting office in Paris, a distance-learning program in Bangalore, India, and many prominent foreign alumni and faculty who draw students, Dawson said. Moraine goes international Because of the high costs of higher education and the lack of financial aid for most international students, lower-cost community colleges have seen big increases in international enrollment. Since 1993, the number of international students enrolled at community colleges has climbed 46 percent to nearly 86,000, according to the Open Doors 2000 report. Moraine Valley in Palos Hills started an international program 11 years ago and this semester has 260 international students.
Community colleges are affordable.
They also have a range of programs. Travel tourism, hotel management, computer science and other career programs are popular with Moraine Valley's international students, he said. Others also enroll with the aim of transferring after 2 years to a university. Moraine Valley belongs to a community college consortium that recruits overseas. Diane Viverito, director of international student affairs at Moraine Valley, said the school also has overseas recruiting visits.