Colleges are generally not professional, and the nature of the school is relatively single. Take a university that is currently being renamed as an example: 1978 wuhan textile Vocational and Technical College was renamed as Wuhan Institute of Science and Technology on 1999, with a view to developing from a single major such as textiles, clothing and art into a comprehensive and multidisciplinary university. It will be renamed wuhan textile University and A University on April 20 10, featuring textiles and clothing. You can see www.wuse.edu.cn. The former Wuhan Normal University was renamed Hubei University; Wuhan Institute of Chemical Technology was renamed Wuhan University of Technology; Huazhong University of Science and Technology was renamed Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and now it is renamed Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Through the development and change of this name change, we can see the difference between universities and colleges. * * College is added behind the university, which is the secondary college or private college of that school. For example, Wenhua School of Huazhong University of Science and Technology has three books, so does Donghu Branch of Wuhan University, and so does Zhongnan Branch of Wuhan University of Science and Technology. In many countries in the world, colleges belong to middle schools, which are very different from universities. However, in America, colleges and universities are very similar. Usually, colleges and universities are called schools. Generally speaking, American colleges and universities are all four-year institutions of higher learning, offering bachelor's degrees in arts and sciences, commonly known as undergraduate or bachelor's degrees.

The main difference is that most universities have higher studies after their undergraduate courses, such as master's or doctoral degrees.

What puzzles international students is that Americans often mix schools, colleges and universities indiscriminately in conversation. For example, they may ask: Where do you go to school? In this case, you have to understand that they just ask where you went to college.

What is even more puzzling is that universities are usually divided into several colleges. For example, university of idaho consists of ten colleges, including Engineering College, Law College and Agricultural College. But no matter which college you study in, the degree is awarded by the university.

When people talk about two-year universities, you will also hear the word college. Such colleges, also known as community colleges or middle schools, offer degrees equivalent to junior colleges. Many foreign students choose this type of school, and then transfer to a four-year university to study for another two years and get a bachelor's degree.

When you read or hear information about a school, college or university, you should pay great attention to their differences. However, all colleges and universities have the same principle, which is to provide a challenging and exciting learning environment and get a degree! )