how old are kids when they go to college in California?

Question

I live in london and want to go college in california but i can leave and move there at 16, however i heard that kids in college in California where aged 18+??? PLEASE HELP ME UNDERSTAND?

Answer 1

like the previous posters said 17 or 18, because that is the age they are when they graduate from high school. if you have already completed whatever london's equivilant of our highschool is then you would qualify for entry into college anywhere in the states

Answer 2

"College" in the US and the UK is not the same thing. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary:
a : a self-governing constituent body of a university offering living quarters and sometimes instruction but not granting degrees -- called also residential college b : a preparatory or high school c : an independent institution of higher learning offering a course of general studies leading to a bachelor's degree; also : a university division offering this d : a part of a university offering a specialized group of courses e : an institution offering instruction usually in a professional, vocational, or technical field
What people most often refer to when they talk about "college" in the US is definition C, "an independent institution of higher learning..." which people attend after finishing high/secondary school. Most people graduate from high/secondary school when they have 17-18, depending on when their birthday is (and as previous answerers mentioned), but if you have finished the equivalent of American high school or have passed an equivalent exam, you should be able to enroll in college at 16 without any problems.

Answer 3

18, generally. High school goes through age 18, which is why. London is different in terms of how it schools its' youth and is done with much of the schooling at age 16.

Answer 4

high school seniors graduate at age 17-18, depending on their b-day of course, but you can still come to college even if you're 16