Whether you choose to attend a university or community college, the first two years of what you study will be similar. You will take general classes that help you improve your critical thinking skills, communication abilities, and let you explore various potential career paths. So why pay more for the same college credits?
In your two years at Snow, you’ll be able to earn 60 credits which gives you an Associate's Degree and meets half the requirements for your Bachelor’s degree. And those 2 years will cost you less than 1 year at a large university!
Plus, you’ll begin your American education in a small, friendly environment where there’s much less pressure and much more support.
Simply put, by starting your education at a community college, you’ll have an easier, more affordable academic journey.
After completing your first two years at Snow’s community college, you can choose to transfer to any other university in the United States for your final two years of your Bachelor's degree, provided you meet their transfer requirements.
Here's how your 4 years in the U.S. could look:
Years 1 + 2 at Snow College = Associate’s Degree
(60 credits)
Add 2 More Years at University = Bachelor’s Degree
(180 credits)
This is known as the 2 + 2 path, and it leads you to a more affordable 4-year Bachelor’s degree.
After you finish your Associate degree at Snow College, if you want to complete a Bachelor degree at a university, there are a few initial steps we recommend you follow:
Our team in Student Services is here to help you at each step of the way to ensure you can continue your academic journey in the way that suits you best.
With an Associate degree from Snow College, you can transfer to any university in the state of Utah. Snow College is part of the Utah System of Higher Education. The state is renowned for the high quality of its education system, ranking #2 in the U.S. News & World Report, 2024 (and #1 best state overall for the last 2 years!).
In addition to in-state universities, Snow College has agreements with universities around the U.S. to give international students more options and facilitate the transfer process. Universities all across America accept transfer students and recognize many of the credits earned in your first two years of higher education in the United States. Your Academic Advisor will be able to work with you to help you choose the right university to transfer to and we also provide plenty of support with your transfer applications. You may even qualify for specific scholarships reserved for Snow students, helping you get the best value toward your Bachelor’s degree.
Your international education journey begins at Snow College in Utah, but where you go next is up to you! Over the years, Snow graduates have transferred to hundreds of top institutions. To showcase their success, we’ve highlighted some of the prestigious universities where you’ll find proud Snow College alumni.
1. Alabama
Auburn University (Auburn)
2. Alaska
University of Alaska (Fairbanks)
3. Arizona
Arizona State University (Tempe)
University of Arizona (Tucson)
Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff)
Grand Canyon University (Phoenix)
4. Arkansas
University of Arkansas (Fayetteville)
5. California
Stanford University (Stanford)
California Institute of Technology (Pasadena)
University of California (Berkeley)
UCLA (Los Angeles)
6. Colorado
University of Colorado (Boulder and Denver)
7. Connecticut
Yale University (New Haven)
Wesleyan University (Middletown)
8. Delaware
University of Delaware (Newark)
9. Florida
University of Florida (Gainesville)
University of South Florida (Tampa)
Florida International University (Miami)
University of Central Florida (Orlando)
10. Georgia
Emory University (Atlanta)
Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta)
11. Hawaii
University of Hawaii at Manoa (Honolulu)
Brigham Young University-Hawaii (Laie)
12. Idaho
Boise State University (Boise)
Brigham Young University-Idaho (Rexburg)
13. Illinois
University of Chicago (Chicago)
Northwestern University (Evanston)
University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign)
14. Indiana
Purdue University (West Lafayette)
15. Iowa
University of Iowa (Iowa City)
16. Kansas
University of Kansas (Lawrence)
Kansas State University (Manhattan)
17. Kentucky
University of Kentucky (Lexington)
18. Louisiana
Tulane University (New Orleans)
McNeese State University (Lake Charles)
19. Maine
University of Maine (Orono)
20. Maryland
Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore)
21. Massachusetts
Harvard University (Cambridge)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge)
Boston University (Boston)
Tufts University (Medford)
22. Michigan
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)
23. Minnesota
University of Minnesota (Minneapolis)
24. Mississippi
University of Mississippi (Oxford)
25. Missouri
Washington University in St. Louis (St. Louis)
University of Central Missouri (Warrensburg)
26. Montana
Montana State University (Bozeman)
27. Nebraska
University of Nebraska (Lincoln and Omaha)
28. Nevada
University of Nevada (Las Vegas)
29. New Hampshire
Dartmouth College (Hanover)
30. New Jersey
Rutgers University (New Brunswick)
31. New Mexico
University of New Mexico (Albuquerque)
32. New York
Columbia University (New York City)
New York University (New York City)
Cornell University (Ithaca)
The Juilliard School (New York City)
33. North Carolina
Duke University (Durham)
University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
34. North Dakota
North Dakota State University (Fargo)
35. Ohio
Ohio State University (Columbus)
Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland)
Kent State University (Kent)
36. Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma (Norman)
37. Oregon
University of Oregon (Eugene)
Oregon State University (Corvallis)
38. Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh)
39. Rhode Island
Brown University (Providence)
40. South Carolina
Clemson University (Clemson)
41. South Dakota
University of South Dakota (Vermillion)
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (Rapid City)
42. Tennessee
Vanderbilt University (Nashville)
University of Tennessee (Knoxville)
Tennessee Technological University (Cookeville)
43. Texas
University of Texas at Austin (Austin)
Rice University (Houston)
Texas A&M University (College Station)
44. Vermont
Middlebury College (Middlebury)
45. Virginia
University of Virginia (Charlottesville)
College of William & Mary (Williamsburg)
46. Washington
University of Washington (Seattle)
47. West Virginia
West Virginia University (Morgantown)
48. Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin (Madison)
49. Wyoming
University of Wyoming (Laramie)
50. Washington DC
American University
Georgetown University
You can choose to continue your education in the state of Utah or move to one of our Transfer Agreement (TAG) Partners across the United States.
Thanks to Snow College’s partnerships with universities abroad, you can continue your educational pathway and get even more international experience.
Leave home, come to Utah, then head to France, Ireland, Japan, or New Zealand – your future is truly global!
We offer over 90 programs at Snow, including 2 Bachelor's degrees in Commercial Music and Software Engineering. Graduating from either of these programs will make you a competitive job candidate in these growing fields.
Students from over 50 countries have studied at Snow and continued their education with some of the world’s best universities.
Earning a Master’s at Carnegie Mellon in Pennsylvania
- Wilson Sanchez from Honduras
Completed a Master’s at Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts
- Jorge Salas Quesada from Costa Rica
Earned a Master’s in Biotechnology at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland
- Ishbel del Rosario from Ecuador
