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difference between college and university
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lolelozano
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difference between college and university
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Could anyone please tell me the difference between, school, college and university ?
Thanx
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14 Sep 2010
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hdefined
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A college may be part of a university, and a school may be part of a university or college.
The Tisch School is part of New York University, as is the College of Arts and Science.
The Aaron Copland School of Music is part of Queens College.
However, universities and colleges are both types of schools. |
14 Sep 2010
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lolelozano
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thanx !
Now I can tell the difference.
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14 Sep 2010
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yanogator
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To add a little to hdefined �s excellent explanation...
School can be used in different ways. Sometimes it refers only to primary and secondary institutions (which wouldn �t include colleges), and some people insist that anything post-secondary must never be called a school. (Other people often consider these people to be snobs).
Others, as hdefined did, use "school" to mean an institution for education, and this is very common.
I hope this doesn �t make too much of a mess of the explanation.
Bruce |
14 Sep 2010
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hdefined
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And also, if the major institution is a university, it �s possible it may have schools and colleges, but not a school within a college within a university.
Maybe it �s possible, but I think that would just be ridiculous. |
14 Sep 2010
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SueThom
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Bruce and hdefined did a nice of job explaining some of the differences between the terms in the US. I �ll add the following:
1) "College" usually refers to a 4-year post-secondary institution which can confer bachelor �s degrees. A university can usually award those plus master �s degrees and doctorates.
2) A community college, technical college, or junior college (an old term which is not generally in use now) is a 2-year institution which traditionally could award only trade certifications and associate �s degrees. However, some are now serving as satellite locations for colleges and students are able to receive a baccalaureate education at these.
3) What all 3 of us are describing is the US college/university system. I understand that it is different in other countries, including Great Britain, Canada, and Australia.
Sue
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14 Sep 2010
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ballycastle1
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To add to the above explanations, in the UK
1. college may refer to a post 16 educational establishment
2. some universities are divided into colleges e.g. Oxford/Cambridge
3. some secondary schools for 11 - 18 year olds call themsemves colleges. This isn �t usual, though having said that, a new one has just opened a few miles from me as a result of the merger between two existing secondary schools. |
14 Sep 2010
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lshorton99
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Sue is completely correct - in the UK, it �s different.
College is generally less than university. It �s used in a number of contexts - sixth form college is for students aged 16-18. We also have further education colleges which tend to focus on vocational or technical qualifications. They may also provide a stepping stone between school and university.
University is for higher education - normally bachelor �s degrees, master �s etc.
Within a university, there can be different colleges. For example King �s College is a part of Cambridge University. In this case, the colleges represent a place to eat, sleep and socialise. This is true for most universities with colleges in the UK (although I believe that some colleges are now also universities so it gets quite confusing!)
Some private and state secondary schools refer to themelves as colleges as well. For example, the famous school �Eton � is actually Eton College.
Basically - in the UK, we call places for higher education �universities � but pretty much anything can be a college!
Lindsey
EDIT: I just discovered that Wikipedia actually has a good series of explanations:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College
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14 Sep 2010
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