i jus wanna ask that when people in U.S.A say i'm goin college is that the same as universities in the u.k.?

Question

i need clarification are "colleges" in u.s.a same as what we call "universities" in u.k. if not whats the difference...thnks in advance

Answer 1

yes... college is the general term used here in the United States... Some schools have the word Universtiy in their title and some have the word College...

examples:
Ohio State University
Michigan State University
Baldwin-Wallace College (in Ohio)

Answer 2

There are post high school centers of education that use university and some use college. Generally, universities are larger and may include different colleges inside the university such as at the University of Cincinnati there is a College of Music or a College of Law.
When Americans say they are "going to college" it may be a university or a college...it is a generic term here.

Answer 3

I am currently doing a study abroad in South America and had the same question when I began talking to the people here. The answer: College and university are usually used interchangably in American english. For the most part it means the same thing

Answer 4

Well, in the US we have colleges and universities, but typically people say they're going to "college" no matter what type of school they actually go to. They're the same level of education - post high school.

Technically, universities are bigger than colleges and are made up of many colleges (basically departments that focus on one area of study). An example since that's confusing: my major, Professional Writing, was in the College of Arts and Letters of Michigan State University.

Answer 5

going to college is a catch all term, as is going to school.

Colleges can be two or four year institutions, and typically have no or limited numbers of postgraduate students. Universities are four year institutions, and typically have a strong postgraduate and research focus.

Essentially though, going to college is the equivalent of going to university in the UK. It's definitely not used in the same way college is here, going to college is a post-18, post secondary education affair.

Answer 6

i think that a college is first and then you transfer into a university...college is usually two years and then you transfer into a four year university

Answer 7

um thats like me... yet i in my view get what i decide for hahahaha i dont sound like a retard once I say that...and that i dont say while r we gonna kick... my girlfriends (acquaintances with reward) in basic terms style of provide a seem and wallah

Answer 8

in US they have a different college/uni system but its typically the same thing, a skool you can go to after ur finished the skools you have to go to.

Answer 9

yup! and "school" means "college" means "university". Oddly, "high school" means "school".