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Students today are spoilt for choice on academic programmes to pursue after completing their secondary schooling. Be it after the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) or International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), there are 20 public universities (IPTA), 434 private institutions/universities (IPTS), 36 polytechnics and 105 community colleges to choose from locally. Perhaps the choices are wider for post-SPM students as it is the prerequisite for all institutions of higher learning in the country. IGCSE graduates, on the other hand, would most likely opt for IPTS.