Mitchell
Is there any difference between a university and a college?
I never knew the answer to this question. However, if there is a difference, I think a university would just mean having a bigger population and a college would be smaller? In other words, a university will obviously have more students and a college will have less. This is just something that always crossed my mind. Not that it mattered to me in any manner because school is school in my opinion. I just wanted to know the answer to this. Thanks! #college #university
2 answers
Keith Martin
Keith’s Answer
Ken hit the most important point. One more thing to consider is that many colleges don't have some "applied" programs that universities typically do, specifically engineering. But the primary difference is that most colleges don't have research programs and therefore don't offer advanced degrees.
Nicole Baillie
Nicole’s Answer
In my experience, a university can be made up of a series of colleges. Specifically, when I attended university ;), the school itself was (and still is) made up of a series of colleges...a liberal arts college, a college of communications, a college focused on business, a college focused on engineering. One of the best things, in my view, about having this mix of colleges on campus was/is that students can expose themselves to a variety of curriculums which could be very helpful to enriching the university experience.
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