aren't they the same?
2006-08-18 08:45:50 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
a university is the entire school, and the college are the smaller schools within the university (ex: school of business, or science lit and arts
2006-08-18 08:49:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answers above are partially correct, but there is a major difference between a college and a university.
A college is strictly a 4-year degree school. Universities also offer graduate degrees (MA, MS, PhD, EdD) in addition to the 4-year, bachelors degree.
2006-08-18 08:53:58 · answer #2 · answered by EnglishGraduate 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A university has graduate students while a college is all undergraduates. A college can be part of a university (for instance, Northwestern University is broken down into smaller colleges, such as Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences).
2006-08-18 08:53:35 · answer #3 · answered by Samantha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A quick update to an answer above - the College of William & Mary is actually a university, achieving modern university status in 1967. The name has been retained in honor of its great history.
2006-08-19 08:55:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
u . s . school, Bachelor's degree granting business enterprise. (Many additionally grant grasp's and Ph.D. point stages. college, a style of definitions: a million. a component of a school. i.e. the school of music at ____ college. 2. A small liberal arts college: A Bachelor's degree granting business enterprise that doesn't grant grasp's or Ph.D. point stages. 3. A 2 365 days preparatory college, designed as a submit-severe college, college preparatory direction. (i.e. community college, or Junior college) In England college: Bachelor's degree granting establishments college: severe college.
2016-09-29 10:13:40 · answer #5 · answered by wardwell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Largely interchangeable words.
As for college only issuing bachelors degrees, here's a counter example: College of William and Mary in VA, they are called college but definitely offer graduate programs.
check it out http://www.wm.edu/
But yes, normally the difference is bachelors degrees only vs undergrad and grad work.
2006-08-18 08:59:05 · answer #6 · answered by TC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Universities offer extended education (Master and Doctor degrees), whereas colleges (which are usually smaller) offer only 4 year programs.
2006-08-18 08:56:01 · answer #7 · answered by coachls 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's easier to drop out of college
2006-08-18 11:55:18 · answer #8 · answered by richiesown 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a university is better and they have dorm rooms
2006-08-18 08:53:10 · answer #9 · answered by jeremy31593 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same thing.
2006-08-18 08:51:09 · answer #10 · answered by Millsy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋