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What's the difference between "College" and "University"? (feddit.cl)
submitted 3 years ago* by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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Until recently I assume they were synonymous πŸ˜…, Here you go to Uni immediatly after finishing HS.

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[–] 3 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

As someone who lives in the US, that is not true. All universities are colleges, but not all colleges are universities. A community college is not a university.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    But in the US, colloquially every 4 year school is a college. People say β€œI’m going to college.” People don’t say β€œI’m going to university.”

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    I've never referred to my university as a college.

    I attended a two year community college, which I always referred to as college, and a four year state university that I always referred to as university. Otherwise, I referred to them by their acronyms, or more loosely as school.

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