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This list of colloquial names for universities and colleges in the United States provides a lexicon of such names. It includes only alternative names for institutions, not nicknames for their campuses, athletic teams, or personalities.
A university (from Latin universitas 'a whole') is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. [1] University is derived from the Latin phrase universitas magistrorum et scholarium, which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". [2]
Additionally, for-profit universities, such as DeVry University, often have multiple campuses which share the same name; these may be, but are not always, described as a university system. In Canada, university system usually refers to the collection of all universities within a jurisdiction, as distinguished from other post-secondary institutions.
For historical reasons some universities (the ancient universities of England and Scotland) do not fully adhere to the Framework (particularly with respect to the title of Master of Arts), and degrees in medicine, dentistry, and veterinary medicine are titled as bachelor's degrees despite being at master's level. [2]
The US insular areas under the Compact of Free Association, namely Palau (Palau Community College), the Federated States of Micronesia (College of Micronesia-FSM), and the Marshall Islands (College of the Marshall Islands) have one college each. The United States Minor Outlying Islands do not have any colleges or universities.
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Some secondary schools elsewhere in the country, particularly ones within the separate school system, may also use the word "college" or "collegiate" in their names. [10] In New Zealand the word "college" normally refers to a secondary school for ages 13 to 17 and "college" appears as part of the name especially of private or integrated schools.
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