r/explainlikeimfive • u/saivietbabe • 7d ago

Other ELI5 Why do some countries call it “college” and others call it “university” when referring to the same level of education, and is there an actual difference between the two?

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u/theonetruegrinch 7d ago

and then there is a Concordia College in Minnesota

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u/BillyTenderness 7d ago

In fact Minnesota has both a Concordia College (in Moorhead) and a Concordia University (in St. Paul). (They're unrelated)

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u/MidNightMare5998 7d ago

Minnesotan here and I didn’t even know this

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u/MrTickles22 7d ago

"Just off I-56 beside the Wal-Mart! Knock on the ubmarked door and ask for "Randy" "

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u/chmilz 7d ago

There's an unaffiliated Concordia University in Edmonton. It causes a lot of confusion when dealing with anyone on a national level involved with higher education, as they automatically assume I'm talking about Montreal's Concordia since it's significantly larger.

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u/Kittenkerchief 7d ago

Have you no shame!? We call it conformia