For the children of Asian baby boomers, an Asian university education is not just a viable alternative, but a logical first choice. The existence of home grown universities in Asia is probably not, however, the only reason for declining enrollments in the United States. The reason that the proportion of Asian graduate students enrolled in U.S. engineering, math, and physics has fallen relative to that of Asian graduate students enrolled in business and management programs, which continue to grow in popularity, requires further investigation. Whether a community college is engaged in active international student enrollment or not, most institutions attribute increases in international student enrollment to the vast amount of information now available via the Internet.
Community colleges recruit international students for two main reasons.
The diversity reflected in the 10.3 million students enrolled at community colleges is significant. International student clubs and special services were noted, and international scholarship programs were offered at community college campuses nationwide. This has caused many engineering schools to seek special language courses for their students. A variety of international programs are available for our engineering students, varying both in length and level of study, including year-long programs, semester programs, summer programs, short visitations, etc. Engineering colleges are experiencing increasing global market orientation.