Stats: 3,183,678 members, 7,921,453 topics. Date: Thursday, 15 August 2024 at 05:28 AM |
Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Education / Difference Between A University And A College (772 Views)
What Is The Role Of A University Chancellor? / What Is The Difference Between A School, A College And A University? / Winners Chapel To Build A University In Ghana (2) (3) (4)
(1) (Reply)
Difference Between A University And A College by Freshhinded: 2:08am On Jun 27, 2019 |
It’s that time of the year when students and parents alike start to explore their post high-school education options. One of the things they begin to think of is the difference between a university and a college. The general assumption is that universities offer better education than colleges. Truth be told, there are a lot of things to consider when making a decision between a university and a college course. Even though there a lot of differences, let’s look at the four major variances between the two. This is, arguably, the most important difference between university and college. The reason being a university education is very much academic. It’s abstract at most – teaching you how to think critically. On the other side, college education focuses more on everyday, functional or applied knowledge and practical learning – more or less teaching you how to do things. At university, you’ll likely sit in a lecture theatre with over 150 people, listen to a professor talk, and then read and hand in assignments and essays. Whereas in college, class often takes the form of the students learning how to do something and then getting up and doing it, e.g. opening up a computer, baking a real cake with real ingredients, or taking apart a car engine. These forms of learning have advantages and disadvantages – university graduates sometimes find themselves unsure of what |
(1) (Reply)
You already have 1million twitter followers now let’s make $1million / Graphic Design Training / BAEC Exam Question Solution - 29 November
(Go Up)
Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 7 |