What College did you attend?

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I thought it might be fun to list the college that you attended (even if you did not graduate), 2 year or 4 year, and a little bit about that school. If you did get a degree, what field of study was it in? Did that help you in your career? Perhaps this might also be a way to connect with some other Senior Forums member who also attended that college.

I graduated with a B.S. in physics from John Carroll University (JCU), which led me to have a career in underwater acoustics for 54 years. JCU is a Jesuit, liberal arts and business school located in the Cleveland, Ohio, area. Our most notable graduates (that I know of) are Tim Russert, a journalist and host of Meet the Press until his untimely death at age 58 in 2008; and Don Shula, long-time head coach (and Super Bowl winning) of the Miami Dolphins, who died at age 90 in 2020. Shula is the winningest head coach in the NFL. (There are 30 JCU former football coaches and players currently in the NFL, including one coach on this year's Super Bowl champion L.A. Rams).

Anyone else?
 
My VISTA training 1965 included special classes with Columbia School of Social Worlk professors. In 1991 i went to a community college i Texas, mostly to get certification of my proficiency in accounting and other office skills. Even for a 2yr Business thing i had to take a couple of required classes including and i was hooked on the learning, the exchanging ideas.

Plus my older sister who had a masters in Psychology had been nagging me for years to work toward a degree. So i took some other basic required courses cause they were cheaper at community college then transferred to State University in our city majoring in Psych and graduated in August 1994 just 2 months after my Gen X sons graduated High School. Had one semester of grad school with an eye toward a counseling degree/certification. But health and other life issues intruded.
 
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I attended a two-year privately owned business school/diploma mill and went on to earn an advanced degree in the school of hard knocks.

Today I would not be qualified to do the same jobs that I held for many years simply because of education requirements that have little to do with aptitude or ability.

"Every year, many, many stupid people graduate from college. And if they can do it, so can you." - John Green ;)
 
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Lavinia said:
In Britain college is not the same as university
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As I understand it here Universities are made up of colleges. Both places I went had various colleges, College of Engineering, Business College, etc.

What we call Universities usually offer graduate degrees, MS or PhD. Most stand alone Colleges only BS, BA or associates. But that doesn't seem consistent.

So not really sure what the strict definition is here, or if we even really have one. Would be interesting to know.
 
Alligatorob said:
As I understand it here Universities are made up of colleges. Both places I went had various colleges, College of Engineering, Business College, etc.

What we call Universities usually offer graduate degrees, MS or PhD. Most stand alone Colleges only BS, BA or associates. But that doesn't seem consistent.

So not really sure what the strict definition is here, or if we even really have one. Would be interesting to know.
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Same here..except colleges and Universities are in separate buildings basically...

https://www.youthemployment.org.uk/what-is-the-difference-between-college-and-university-in-the-uk/
 
I went to Vermont College in Montpelier, VT in mid 70's' it was a 2yr college. At the time we were associated with Norwich University which is a military school
I graduated in '75 with associate's degree,then I went to Niagara Univ in Niagara Falls, NY thinking I would further my education,I dropped out after 1 yr 1/2
 
Engineering degree from Kent State University in Ohio and my masters from Penn State. I learned to fly from attending and graduating from ATP. Started working for GM, which I left rather quickly and signed on with DuPont. Didn’t really enjoy sitting in a cubicle and behind a drafting table, so I took up flying. Best decision for me, especially with the way things turned out.
 
Alligatorob said:
As I understand it here Universities are made up of colleges. Both places I went had various colleges, College of Engineering, Business College, etc.

What we call Universities usually offer graduate degrees, MS or PhD. Most stand alone Colleges only BS, BA or associates. But that doesn't seem consistent.

So not really sure what the strict definition is here, or if we even really have one. Would be interesting to know.
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Canada is more like Britain in these terms. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. They may have colleges within them. Colleges on their own tended to be for vocational studies. I graduated from both, the latter to get my foot in the door.
 
I was conflicted when I went to college (university). I loved writing and thought about journalism but was deeply interested in the sciences. I have two undergraduate degrees in biology and chemistry, a graduate degree in public health and an unfinished PhD which I will never complete.

And there are times when I think I picked the wrong career. Truly.
 
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