Taking the California system for example, there are about the same number of universities as there are in Taiwan, but these are clearly divided into nine research-oriented universities and 20 or so state-run universities, plus 120 or so community colleges.
以加州的系統來說，大學數目和台灣差不多，但清楚區分成九所研究型大學、二十多所州立大學，再加上一百二十多所社區學院。