美国的社区学院兴起于本世纪初期，60年代获较快发展。社区学院分公立、私立两种，前者居多。公立的两年制社区学院是中学后教育机构。这种学院具有双重职能：一是为学生提供大学的前两年的教育，然后再去普通大学上三四年级。另一重要职能是为青年提供职前培训与教育。在全美 Community colleges in the United States rose in the early 2000s and developed rapidly in the 1960s. Community college is divided into public and private two, the former majority. The public two-year community college is a post-secondary education institution. This college has a dual function: one is to provide students with the first two years of university education, and then go to the third and fourth year of college. Another important function is to provide young people with pre-employment training and education. In the United States