Are colleges actually just a school?

Yes, although technically they are creches set up to keep the dole figures down, and the costs of course, because EMA is less than the dole. ;)
 
I thought the disctintion was that you had different colleges that operate as the same collective university, for instance, I went to university at Goldsmiths College, University of London.

Edit: Then again, I went to secondary school at the Leigh City Technology Collge :/
 
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Colleges have a larger range of practical courses from what I've seen.
In sixth form you're limited to science maths geography etc. In college you can get a BTEC in plumbing or other things.

You can, however, do pretty much everything you do in sixth form at college.
For the most part, really, college is the same level in difficulty as sixth form it's just that it has a more laid back attitude like uni

Edit: And yes, colleges are pretty much just a school but I would consider college as something you would do if you are not planning on going onto further education. (Unless you're over 18 in which case I dont think most sixth forms would accept you)
 
I used to call college school. You go to lessons and have teachers so there isn't really much difference apart from its not cool to call it school.
 
dmpoole said:
From an old man's perspective who spends a lot of time visiting schools, colleges & universities I reckon they are all the same.
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Well then you're wrong. I'm not even going to begin explaining the differences between school and university.
 
Back in the dark ages I went to a Technical College. It did not cater to school ages/classes in any way at all. It provided after school training in things like apprenticeships, with emphasis on the practical aspects. All in all, if I had completed my training, I would have gone there for 5 years, on and off, whilst working. The studies in the 4-5th years were easily equivalent to third year varsity, and I only went for 4-6 months in any year.
 
Wikipedia said:
In general use, a college is an institution between secondary school and university, either a sixth form college or a college of further education and adult education, which were usually called technical colleges. Recently, however, with the phasing out of polytechnical colleges, the term has become less clear-cut.
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KiTBoH said:
Edit: And yes, colleges are pretty much just a school but I would consider college as something you would do if you are not planning on going onto further education.
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FE is College
HE is University

DunK1 said:
Well then you're wrong. I'm not even going to begin explaining the differences between school and university.
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Oh dear

Gepetto said:
At school the students think they know everything. At Uni they know they know everything.
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That sums it up except you missed the BUT DON'T off the end.
 
KiTBoH said:
I always just assumed staying in the education after my GCSE's was further education
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Basically after Year 11 we have -
employment
Further Education = College
NEETS = Not in Education, Employment or Training.
Alas, I have 2 students who are NEETS out of 33.
 
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