milan2003_07
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Today I was discussing some of university affairs and my activities at the university where I work and I decided to look up the word "college" to find out what else it means. I've also studied this term at school (my school was with extensive learning of English), but maybe You will make some corrections.
I've made up a few sentences myself:
1. He studied at college at the faculty of Business and Economics and after graduation was accepted in the team of professors (I suppose "college" here means "institute" as we used to call them in Russia. There used to be only one major University in each city or town and all other educational institutions were called "institutes". Now it has changed and we call almost all educational institutions "universities"). Students enter colleges after graduation from school.
2. College in Britain can mean one of the types of universities.
3. In the US some faculties can be called "colleges" like "College of Law" or "College of Mathematics and Physics".
4. I can also say that "I'm going to college" if I'm going to a university. Also, we can say "He is returning from college at about 2 pm" if he is coming home from the university at about 2 pm.
Are these usages correct?
I've made up a few sentences myself:
1. He studied at college at the faculty of Business and Economics and after graduation was accepted in the team of professors (I suppose "college" here means "institute" as we used to call them in Russia. There used to be only one major University in each city or town and all other educational institutions were called "institutes". Now it has changed and we call almost all educational institutions "universities"). Students enter colleges after graduation from school.
2. College in Britain can mean one of the types of universities.
3. In the US some faculties can be called "colleges" like "College of Law" or "College of Mathematics and Physics".
4. I can also say that "I'm going to college" if I'm going to a university. Also, we can say "He is returning from college at about 2 pm" if he is coming home from the university at about 2 pm.
Are these usages correct?