Polytechnic vs College - What's the difference?
polytechnic | college |
An educational institute that teaches applied arts and sciences rather than academic subjects
(obsolete) A corporate group; a group of colleagues.
(in some proper nouns) A group sharing common purposes or goals.
(politics) An electoral college.
An academic institution.
An institution of higher education.
(US) An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates.
(attributively, chiefly, US) Attendance at an institution of higher education.
(Canada) A postsecondary institution that does not award bachelor's degrees, instead offering vocational training and/or associate's degrees.
(chiefly, UK) A non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university, with its own faculty, departments, library, etc.
(US, New Zealand) A specialized division of a university.
(UK, in the names of private schools) A secondary school.
(UK) An institution of further education at an intermediate level (in the UK, typically teaching those aged 16 to 19); sixth form.
(New Zealand) A high school or secondary school.
(UK) An institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age).
(Australia) A residential hall associated with a university, which may be independent or have its own tutors but is not involved in teaching.
As nouns the difference between polytechnic and college
is that polytechnic is an educational institute that teaches applied arts and sciences rather than academic subjects while college is a corporate group; a group of colleagues.As an adjective polytechnic
is that teaches applied arts and sciences rather than academic subjects.polytechnic
English
(wikipedia polytechnic)Noun
(en noun)college
English
(wikipedia college)Noun
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- Eton College