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Have you ever wondered why some schools are called colleges and others are called universities? People generally use the two terms interchangeably, however there is a difference in their actual meaning. While colleges are typically smaller than universities, size alone does not determine under which category a schools fits.

A college offers a particular type of degree, a Bachelor of Arts, for example. A university offers multiple degrees, undergraduate and graduate, and divides their programs of study into different schools, called colleges. For example, a university may have a College of Liberal Arts and Science and a Graduate School of Education, or a School of Business, among others. Select the college that is right for you based on your area of study and future plans.

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