Children from poor families who did not succeed in National exams per public universities or they cannot afford the cost of studying away from their home country, let alone working in parallel with their studies. Thus, the profile of students who decide to study is outlined. private college mostly in Athens or Thessaloniki. This is a total of about 20,000 young people studying in private colleges. The cost of undergraduate programs ranges from 3,000 to 9,200 euros per year, and postgraduate programs – from 4,000 to 15,000 euros. In accordance with Department of Education, officially established colleges in Greece 32. However, foreign universities with branches in Greece 30: 25 British, 2 French, 2 American and 1 Czech. The difference is due to the fact that a university can partner with more than two colleges and vice versa.

European… Bypass

In particular, for two decades, private colleges operating as affiliates of European universities in Greece have been the subject of intense political controversy. And this is because colleges, so to speak, in a European way bypass the constitutional ban on the creation of non-profit universities in our country. “College is not the dominant choice for high-income kids, as is stereotyped.” This is evidenced by studies among students and college teachers, conducted by Mr. Yannis Kiuvrekis, Associate Professor at the University. Thessaly and Mr. Georgios Andrikopoulos, Research Fellow at the same institution who introduced “K”.

In terms of students, seven out of ten (68%) said they did not choose a college as their first choice, compared to the remaining 32%. One in two (54%) decided to go to college because they were not accepted through Panheladdics to the Greek university they wanted.

The cost of a student house is prohibitive for many families.

Study… at home

Justifying their choice of university, 43% indicated that they would like to study next to their parents. When asked about the socio-economic status, 13% answered that the economic situation of their family is unsatisfactory, 24% – average, 32% – stable, 27% – consistently good and 4% – very good. In fact, 43% of students said they work to be able to study.

As for college professors, when asked whether they would choose to teach at a college or a public university, 41.2% answered university, 43.3% college, and 15.5% both or as the case may be. Of those who would choose a college, 75% justify their choice by referring to the most worthy selection criteria for staff, ongoing evaluation, decent treatment of staff, etc.

However, an interesting finding from the study, which was published in Signum, an annual humanities, social, environmental, and cultural science review, is that 68% of college faculty have a PhD, a prerequisite for admission to public universities.