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What's the difference between "College" and "University"? (feddit.cl)
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Until recently I assume they were synonymous ๐Ÿ˜…, Here you go to Uni immediatly after finishing HS.

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[โ€“] 19 points 3 years ago (1 child)

From what I understand, colleges focus mainly on undergraduates, while universities provide undergraduate and graduate programs. It doesn't necessarily mean that colleges are always smaller or have less resources than universities though.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 1 point 3 years ago (2 children)

    so is not like a pre-university kinda of thing?

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 3 years ago

    In the UK, yes (mostly). In our system, we've got further education (sixth form or college) which sits between high school and higher education (university). As well as providing A-level courses, colleges often provide more vocational courses that don't necessarily lead into higher education. For example, my local college has hairdressing and bricklaying courses.

    Confusingly, some universities are also made up of colleges. I think this is a minority of universities, though, and anecdotally, seems to be the older ones (Oxford, Cambridge, etc)

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