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. Classes are smaller here. They'll never be in a huge lecture hall. They're able to get intensive English instruction. We've had students do great here and transfer to good universities.