Do you have to go to college before you go to university?

No. In the US, a college and university are pretty much the same thing. A university though, gives you a broader range of graduate degrees to choose from. A university often has a higher academic reputation than a stand-alone college. Some colleges are only 2 year schools so the best you can get is an associates degree. If you wanted a bachelors degree, you would then have to go to a 4 year college or university. If one wants to attain an even higher (post-bachelorette) degree, they generally have to go to a university to get a masters or doctorate degree.

No. In fact, in the US, the words college and university are used interchangeably.

Yes and no. You can go to a college and get an undergraduate degree first, then onto a university to get a graduate degree. Or you can go to a university for both undergraduate and graduate degrees.

By definition, a college is a smaller institution that typically offers only undergraduate degrees. Some colleges, such as community colleges and junior colleges, may offer only two-year degrees.

A university is an institution that offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Graduate programs lead to a master’s degree, a Ph.D., or professional degrees such as medical or law school.

Not in the US. In some countries, mostly European ones, "collegium" refers to what we in the US call high school (education from the age of roughly 14 or 15 to age 18), but it's usually for people who plan to go to a university, while "university" refers to secondary education for a baccalaureate degree.

In colloquial use, "college" and "university" are interchangeable in the US. Both refer to secondary education for a bachelor's degree. However, there is a technical difference. A "college" is an institution of higher education with a limited curriculum and usually only offer baccalaureate degrees. Most "colleges" in the US are liberal arts colleges that offer degrees only in the humanities - art, English, languages, music, dance, acting, political science, etc. Universities, on the other hand, have a wider variety of curricula, which are then divided into colleges. The University of Texas at Austin, for example, has the School of Business, the School of Engineering, Education, Fine Arts, Architecture, Geosciences, Liberal Arts, and on and on. You also have "junior colleges" or "community colleges" that offer an associate's degree, which takes only 2 years rather than 4 or 5. Many students use these colleges as a cheaper way to do their core classes (English, science, mathematics, government, history) before transferring to a full university or four-year college.

No.

No.

In the USA the difference between a college and a university is the number and diversity of the degree programs offered. Many colleges do not offer anything higher than a bachelor's degree.

No -- The main difference between a college and a university is the first does NOT offer graduate degrees while the second DOES.

No, you can chose to whatever one you want to apply too.
Also, if you're looking into going to graduate school after you finished your undergraduate years
then, you could think about doing it that way.
But the answer is no. You could go to a University or a college. It doesn't matter too which one you go too first.

Nope, you can go to college or you can stay at sixth form. You can do A-levels at either, and you need A-levels to go to university.

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