What is the difference between college and university?

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A college in the U.S. is for undergraduates and grants and bachelors degrees (B.S., B.A., etc.). A university...

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Foreign Student? College or University, what is the difference? HELP!!?

Hey, first of all, i am German. so the whole American school system is new to me... i moved to the us about 5 months ago and i really wanna go to school over here. I already took a placement test at John A. and did good, they accepted me. Now a friend...

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College/university=same thing in the US. both will give you a four year Bachelor degree. You do not...

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What is the difference between college and university in America? Thanks. =)?

Ok, i'm English (well, all my contacts know that, but other YAers might not lol), and I know that what is called "college" and "university" in America is different to the UK. In the UK, college is year 12 and year 13.... Ages 16 to...

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College and an university are the same thing here. student go there after they finish high school at...

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What's the difference between a major and a career and the difference between a university and a college?

Hi, I'm from Chile and I'd like to know the difference between a career and a major. You see, here, you say you'll go to university to study a career. Also, what is the difference between a college and a university?

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A career is a job for which you have extensive training and you plan on pursuing for your entire professional...

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I am Australian and wonder what is the difference, if any, between college and university in the USA?

In Australia college is where a person gains more practical certificate courses like Certificate in hairdressing, hospitality, car mechanics, electrician, plumbing, horticulture, child care worker etc in courses that span several months to several years...

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The closest thing between an Australian college and a college in the USA would be the community college...

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Please, can somebody explain what is the difference between community college, college and university?

Hi, I've recently come to America, like 3 months ago, and everybody is telling me that I should go to a Community College an get a 2 year Associate to get a decent job. I've already applied for 21 jobs and I'm still unemployed!! Now, I don't relish the...

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- Universities usually go up to Doctorate degrees - Colleges usually go up to Masters Degrees - Community...

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What is the difference between Columbia College and University?

I know that Columbia College exists on the university campus...but what is the difference? Is it considered to be a sort of junior college? Do they both offer the same degrees? Is the only difference that Columbia College requires full-time enrollment...

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Not to be confused with Columbia College in Chicago, which is completely unrelated to Columbia University...

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What's the difference between university, college and university college?

Call me stupid but I really have no idea how to tell the difference.

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This is common knowledge. 1. An University is a Basic Body (Government regulated) to which various colleges...

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What's the difference between a university and a college?

Is it that a university offers master's degrees and a college doesn't? But what about when you say, "I went to 'college' in Florida." You don't say, "I went to 'university' in Florida," even if you actually went to FSU. Thanks in...

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You're right on both parts: a university offers graduate degrees and a college doesn't. And, I also...

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In the British educational system, what is the difference between "college" and university"?

There is a list of schools and some of them say college, some say university for the names of the schools on this list , for example Kingston University Knightsbridge University ...show more

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Well in Canada, we have college and Universities too. The only difference between them is that in university...

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