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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€“] [email protected] 48 points 11 months ago (18 children)

In the US, they're the same. In most countries, a university is a collection of colleges (although most people don't know that).

In countries where universities and colleges are considered separate entities (i.e. most countries), universities are still considered more prestigious, although it's much easier to get a BS/no job degree from an university than a college

[โ€“] [email protected] 41 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Sort of. There are colleges within university in the US too, we just don't usually talk about it

[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Yep. I was apart of my uni's stem college. I want to say there were probably 5 or 6 colleges in my uni

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

my major is part of my college's college of the environment. we also have a business college, college of sciences, college of linguistics, etc.

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