Question by Woody Y: What's the difference between a "college" and a "university"?
I saw an item in the news the other day where some "college", I can't remember which, wanted to change its name to "university". Or maybe it was the other way around - I forget.
Anyway, they seemed to feel that one title or the other had more cache and would attract a higher caliber of student.
Does anyone know - is there any specific thing that distinguishes a "college" from a "university"? Obviously it's not important but I've always been curious.
Best answer:
Answer by geekboywonder
College- one school
University- alliance of schools
An example... I went to Stephen F Austin State University... there were originally Texas State Teachers' College and the East Texas School of Forestry. When they joined forces, it became a university.
This is why you hear "Yada Yada University, Bing Finkleman School of Law..."
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A college only offers a four year degree (bachelors) whereas a university offers the higher degrees as well, such as a master's or phD's.
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I do know the difference. A college only offers up to Bachelor's degrees, whereas, a university offers Masters and Doctorate degree programs.
ReplyDeletethe name university = more money from stuck up ppl.
ReplyDeletei also wanna know. i m doin ACCA n my institution is colg. ICAEW is another degree but the institution is again colg where ICAEW is far more tough n higher prestige n duration is 6 years. plz consider my answer as question...!!
ReplyDeleteIn the U.S., there does not seem to be a whole lot of difference, other than size. In general, a "university" is larger than a "college", since a "college" is made up of various "schools" (like school of physics, school of literature, school of engineering etc.), while a "university" is made up of various "colleges" (like college of physics, college of literature, college of engineering etc.).
ReplyDeletea college, while haveing many different programs, usually only offers an associates and bachelors degree and are very limited in how many different types of those degrees you can get... a university on the other hand has many different colleges in the same place, ex. college of fine arts, college of business, college of education... and they offer many different types of associates and bachelors degrees as well as masters and doctorates and phd's. Universities also have many different resources for the students, more activities, and universities usually have dorms on campus where as colleges dont. hope this helps
ReplyDeleteim guessing you're american, coz in the uk a college is the place you go to from the ages 16 to18 - you get A-Levels there. university is where you go from 18+ and you get your degree there. have no idea how it works in the states
ReplyDeletewell colleges are usually 2 year institutions, where you can get associate degrees and vocational training, while universities are four year institutions where you can get a bachelors degrees, masters and doctorates.
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