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whats the difference between a collge and a university
and also whats the difference between a private and public college? (i was looking of collegboard.com and some were private, and some public)
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universities are generally bigger than colleges because they offer many different majors and have different schools within them. for instance, if you major in business at a state university, then you graduate from their business school. a private college would be a like a state university or liberal arts college, and a private college would be like a religious school
(baylor university, southern methodist university). private colleges are generally more expensive. if you go to a public school in your state, tuition is like 7,000 dollars, but a private school can be up to or around 20,000 dollars. public schools are generally larger and have a wider variety of activities and stuff.
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The difference between a college and a university is that a college just offers a collection of degrees in one specific area, while a university is a collection of colleges. When you go to a university you are going to be graduating from one of their colleges, such as the business college. As to which is better, it depends on what you want. Single colleges tend to be smaller while universities are bigger, but universities are better known.
Public schools are usually bigger and less expensive, (sometimes even free) than private schools. Private schools tend to be more selective, expensive and offer more individualized attention.
col·lege
From Latin, collegium: "association"
1.a. An institution of higher learning that grants the bachelor's degree in liberal arts or science or both.
1.b. An undergraduate division or school of a university offering courses and granting degrees in a particular field.
1.c. A school, sometimes but not always a university, offering special instruction in professional or technical subjects.
1.d. The students, faculty, and administration of such a school or institution.
1.e. The building or buildings occupied by such a school or institution.
1.f. Chiefly British. A self-governing society of scholars for study or instruction, incorporated within a university.
1.g. An institution in France for secondary education that is not supported by the state.
2.a. A body of persons having a common purpose or shared duties: a college of surgeons.
2.b. An electoral college.
3. A body of clerics living together on an endowment.
u·ni·ver·si·ty
From Latin, universitas (universe): "the whole, a corporate body"
1. An institution for higher learning with teaching and research facilities constituting a graduate school and professional schools that award master's degrees and doctorates and an undergraduate division that awards bachelor's degrees.
2. The buildings and grounds of such an institution.
3. The body of students and faculty of such an institution.
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