On Thu, 5 Sep 2019 at 07:14, Joseph Eisenberg <[email protected]> wrote:
That's a good point. I was thinking of "music schools" for adults, > which are often associated with universities or an alternative to > college, > You've just highlighted a difference between US and British English. In British English, college is not a synonym for university. Both are establishments for further education, that is optional education above and beyond that provided statutorily. Universities offer bachelor and higher degrees; colleges offer certificates/diplomas. Complication 1: universities may also offer certificates/diplomas. Complication 2: some colleges offer degree-level courses in partnership with universities. Complication 3: Statutory education in the UK ends at 16, with optional education available for free to those who want it, from 16-18. In the past, those from 11-18 were taught at a secondary school (high school in the US), but these days establishments that deal with only 16-18 years old (traditionally referred to as "sixth form") called "sixth form colleges." Colleges because they handle further education beyond the statutory education. Complication 4: Oxford and Cambridge universities have a collegiate system. Each college is an autonomous, self-governing corporation within the university, being both a house of residence (equivalent to a US fraternity) but also perform some teaching. The University of London is comprised of several colleges, too. These situations arose from the respective universities being formed by amalgamation. For the main differences between colleges and universities, see https://usic.sheffield.ac.uk/blog/categories/study-experience/the-difference-between-university-and-college-in-the-uk -- Paul
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