2006-10-24 12:38:11 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
The term university is usually used to refer to a school that has several different colleges and which grants graduate degrees in several areas, and usually Doctoral degrees. But schools are not required to use the term university. It is not against the law to call yourself a college as BC does, even though it is a prestigious school that would certainly qualify as a university, Or you can use the term "Academy" as the service schools do, or the term Institute, as Georgia Tech, MIT and Caltech and many other schools do. They do it the way they like, that they feel reflects their proud histories.
2006-10-24 12:43:19 · answer #1 · answered by matt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Army, Navy and Air Force are all "Academies"
Boston College is a "College"
Georgia Tech is an "Institute of Technology"
These are all universities, but their titles reflect a specialized TYPE of university.
2006-10-24 19:44:21 · answer #2 · answered by Athos 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has to do with accredidation. I know that's true, but that's as far as I can go with it. Sorry!
2006-10-24 19:46:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋