tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34008456.post269375512991341754..comments2010-02-22T10:56:38.510-05:00Comments on Silicon Asylum: When College isn't College, Part IIRick (kingthorin)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09948691148221114568noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34008456.post-55880709048755562902007-03-13T09:29:00.000-04:002007-03-13T09:29:00.000-04:00Thanks for trying to clear that up guys.It's just ...Thanks for trying to clear that up guys.<BR/><BR/>It's just one of those things that always boggled my mind.<BR/><BR/>If a Dr. here ever told me they had a "College Degree", my mind would immediately jump to "College Diploma" ... and I'd be outta that office lickety split. Thinking "WTF...Dr. spend 7+ years in UNIVERSITY [not college]."<BR/><BR/>At the same time if a Nurse told me they had a University Degree I'd be like .... "Don't nurses just do college courses?" (Though I've heard that's changing more and more in Canada ... but that's another story). <BR/><BR/>Lastly if you think of Comp Sci grads, putting a University Degree against a College Diploma is often a hard comparison. I know plenty of College grads I would much rather work with then University Comp Sci grads. Because I know the College people have actually gotten their hands dirty along the way, have probably done a co-op placement, and have learned actual application of knowledge not just "ya I read it and talked about it and I think I might be able to apply it." (Book 'smarts' [for lack of a better word])Rick (kingthorin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09948691148221114568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34008456.post-84742276614172674072007-03-12T15:17:00.000-04:002007-03-12T15:17:00.000-04:00However, if ther're talking about being a doctor, ...However, if ther're talking about being a doctor, that's effectively a third level degree. Or even a fourth.<BR/><BR/>This meaining (and I use the term 'year' loosely, as it is based on credits, not actual years):<BR/><BR/>4 years will get you a bachelor degree;<BR/>5/6 years will get you a masters degree;<BR/>7+ years will get you a doctorate degree (or PhD).<BR/><BR/>There are also degrees deemed "less than bachelor" that can be scored in just a couple years.<BR/><BR/>So when the dust settles, the reference to "college" may be singular, the degrees rewarded are not.Barfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08791949841909522144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34008456.post-23177011388532570162007-03-12T11:28:00.000-04:002007-03-12T11:28:00.000-04:00Yup. In the US you'll commonly hear people say th...Yup. In the US you'll commonly hear people say they're "going to college", even if the "college" is a university. If an American says "college degree", we in Canada would call it a university degree.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15675922434389143433noreply@blogger.com