ample medical schools, business colleges, and other institutions which specialize in a single field of study, Two-year institutions, whose historic term is Junior College, are now mainly associated with those 2-year community colleges founded during the last generation. The total number of u.s. institutions of higher education iS, at last count, 3, 280. This figure represents only accredited institutions- that is, those recognized by agencies which set standards for university study. Exercisesmedical schools, business colleges, and other institutions which specialize in a single field of study; Two-year institutions, whose historic term is ‘Junior College,’ are now mainly associated with those 2-year community colleges founded during the last generation. The total number of U.S. institutions of higher education is, at last count, 3,280. This figure represents only accredited institutions ― that is, those recognized by agencies which set standards for university study. Sample Exercises