What's the difference between a college and a university?
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A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees at all levels (bachelor, master, and doctor) in a variety of subjects. A university provides both tertiary and quaternary education. University is derived from the Latin universitas, meaning corporation (since the first medieval European universities were simply groups of scholars).\n\nWhile a Collage is most often used today to denote an educational institution. More broadly, it can be the name of any group of colleagues. Originally it meant a group of people living together under a common set of rules (con-, "together" + leg-, "law"); as a consequence members of colleges were originally styled "fellows" and still are in some places. The precise usage of the term varies among English-speaking countries.
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An Associates Degree is a 2 year college degree generally obtained from a junior college. A Bachelors Degree is a 4 year degree from a University. There is a major difference in the income level between an Associate Degree level job and a Bachelors Degree level job. Many jobs require a Bachelors Degree and won't even accept applications from those without the Bachelors Degree.
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I'd suggest you study GRAMMAR and SPELLING.  You won't get into ANY college with writing skills like that (at least you shouldn't).\n\nCollege = university.  Well, technically, there are differences, but functionally they are the same.\n\nCareer school would be a place where you don't get a college degree, concentrating instead of job skills (ie, HVAC classes, welding, etc).
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There have been universities in existence for several thousand years, dating back at least to the height of Ancient Greece.  I sincerely doubt that the name of the first university or its first student still exists anywhere in human knowledge.
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Its different for each college.
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Private colleges and universities usually verie depending on what your major is. if you choos a prive colleges are tend to have a smaller studient to teacher ratio. where as a public college tend to have larger student to teacher ratio's. so do some reasearch befor deciding on what type of college you want to do. personally i work 2 jobs and go to college, but i do mine online so i can work at my own pace. check out my school website if your intrested.
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besides nomenclature the other difference is the academic bodies awarding the degrees.
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There are, but university classes generally require you to be an enrolled student, meaning you have to meet admission criteria. A better (cheaper) option for more common languages is to check the local junior or community colleges. They are also generally more lax on admissions.
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Both are public.  The University was founded in 1817.  The State University was founded in 1855 as an agricultural college.  Most states designate an originally-agricultural college with "State" in the school title, while general public universities simply state "University" without "State."
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both are diff pls refer any Univ which will help u to know better
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What is the differnce between loans, grants, and financial aid?\n\nAlot of people dont know the difference beleive it or not
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They are both a bachelor's degree and are therefore viewed the same. Your major determines which one you will be awarded upon graduation. History and education both fall into the arts category.
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i always thought they both had the same meaning! =P, college is american speak, and university is more common among the british and such, thats just what i assume
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I think colleges tend to be more private, more focused on a particular form and discipline of study, where universities are generalized to many study programs.  Some colleges tend to be smaller, while university tends to be quite large.\n\nI think your analogy runs true in the US as well
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I just transferred from a small private university to a large community college and there is a very large difference. The biggest benefits with a larger campus is the wider range of classes that are available, but in turn you sacrifice the personal relationship with the professors (although anonymity is an asset at times) and less opportunity for questions to be answered due to larger class sizes.  The tuition is cheaper, but you will quickly notice fewer high quality professors and students along with a poorer work ethic. This is just personal experience.  The university I attended was one of the top in the US so our local community college could not hope to compete. I miss the university a lot.  However, I imagine that if you transferred to a larger university with a good reputation, then you might not loose as much quality as I did.
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one university is superior at one subject while the other one is superior at another subject. so you should decide according to your area of interest. here's a detailed analysis of universities from lots of dimensions. http://education.guardian.co.uk/universityguide/0,10085,488282,00.html
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Possibily, first learn to write; an is an article meaning one, universities is the plural of university, both in the same part of a structure means that you are unlikely to pass a test to enter a universities of your choses! haha