four-year college
Bachelor's degree school
A four-year college is an institution of higher education where students typically complete a bachelor's degree in four years of full-time study.
The term distinguishes these schools from two-year colleges, which grant associate degrees: She transferred from community college to a four-year college to finish her degree.
In American usage, four-year college often appears in discussions of college affordability and access.
- universityHigher education institution
- bachelor'sFirst university degree
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
- dormOn-campus student housing
- dorm roomStudent residential space
freshman · move-in day · sophomore · junior · senior · tuition · student loans · degree · graduation · undergraduate · liberal arts · major · minor · semester · lecture · professor · quad · fraternity
- schoolsprimary school, school, academy, high school, elementary school
- senior yearsenior, seniors, senior class, twelfth graders, senioritis
four-year collegetwo-year college
Institution granting associate degrees
community college · junior college · technical college · vocational school · trade school
four-year collegecommunity college
Two-year public institution
junior college · technical college · vocational school · trade school · correspondence school
four-year collegetrade school
Career-focused technical education
vocational training · apprenticeship · on-the-job training · military enlistment · bootcamp
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