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College University

Cambridge University, more formally known as the University of Cambridge, is the second oldest institution of higher education in the United Kingdom. It was created in 1209 and was established as an independent institution of higher education in 1231 via a charter by King Henry III of England.

The different colleges of the university were formed in pieces and as a result of endowed fellowships by different scholars. Other colleges were formed after the absorption of several hostels. The first college to be founded was the Peterhouse in 1284. The university’s co-ed colleges include Christ’s College, Churchill, Clare, Corpus Christi, Downing, Emmanuel, Fitzwilliam, Girton, Gonville and Caius, Homerton, Jesus, King’s College, Magdalene, Newnham, Pembroke, Queens’ College, Robinson, St Catharine’s College. St John’s College, Selwyn, Sidney Sussex, Trinity and Trinity Hall.

Other colleges in the university cater to a specific students. Hughes Hall, St Edmund’s College and Wolfson only accepts mature undergraduate student and graduate students. Clare Hall and Darwin Colleges houses only graduate offerings. Murray Edwards and Newnham are all-girl colleges while the Lucy Cavendish College caters only to mature female undergraduate students and female graduate students. Read the rest of this entry »

College University

If you’re wondering what kind of studies to pursue in an uncertain world full of rapid change there are at least three advantages technical colleges have over universities.

They’re cheaper and easier to get into than universities

Technical colleges are cheaper than universities. Tuition at a technical college can vary from $3,000-$5,000 for each school year, depending on the type of program. Tuition at universities, however, could range from about $7,000 a year for a state university in the U.S. (or a Canadian university), to $30,000 a year for an ivy-league university.

The tuition bill at a university will also be larger than a vocational college because the programs are longer. Undergraduate degree programs at universities generally last four years. Many vocational college programs typically last 1 to 3 years. Read the rest of this entry »