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Sep 28, 2010 - 3:49 PM
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Mark Ford
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We don't really call them 'colleges' over here. In terms of higher education, we either have universities or 'høyskoler' (literally translated as 'high school', but closer to your kind of 'college').
The use of the term "college" here in the US is a broad one generally meaning a university, but it also covers small colleges or the colleges within a university as well. Generally you ask someone what college they are attending and they'll usually answer The University of X or X University. It would be rare to hear someone ask what "university" someone is attending.
Ah, I see. So you use 'college' as an umbrella term for all higher education (i.e. post the basic school education, from about age 18 and upwards)? Do you also use the term for those who go BEYOND a bachelor's degree, like Masters or Ph.D.?
Yep. Although there are technical differences between colleges and universities here (Ron covered that above), the term "college" is still commonly used as a popular umbrella term. Most universities offer all of those degree programs, but most people still call it going to college, regardless of the program sought. No differentiation is usually made in every day usage despite the actual differences.
As an example: I attended The University of Houston as a student of The School of Music which was a component of The College of Fine Arts. The university is made up of of separate colleges (Law, Engineering, Education, etc.) and some had specialized schools beneath those, but it was still just called goin' to college! 
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Sep 28, 2010 - 8:14 PM
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Holly
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I have a BBA (Bachelors in Business Administration); I attended both San Diego State University (my Employer for the last decade) and National University. I 'finished' my last two years at National University as I preferred the accelerated pace (classes last for six-eight weeks) vs. the traditional University time line.
That said, I enjoyed my studies in the BA program, but cannot even FATHOM being stuck in an office all day. Fortunately, I work from home full-time: I support (on the IT level) several online masters degree programs. It can be a demanding position as it is "on-call" in nature, but being able to work from home is priceless.
I did change my Major twice before settling down in BA program. In the beginning (I was 17) I started out as a Liberal Arts Major, and then switched to English (emphasis on British Lit). But yet again, the tides turned, and I decided to pursue a career in Business. And yes, I’m now in the IT field thanks to computer related courses in *gasp* the Business Admin. concentration and scope. I can truly say (from experience) that one can end up at the South Pole, even if your intentions are directed toward the North Pole.
**And I also dabbled with courses in the “Criminal Justice” field -- but that’s an entirely different story!!!! 
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Sep 28, 2010 - 10:00 PM
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dotpyfe
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Went to college, did not graduate, now a senior engineer at the world's largest cpu manufacturer... but it would be impossible to get that break in today's world. Many new hires over the past decade have master's degrees.
Presuming you work at Intel, that's where I'd like to go after I graduate in May with a degree in accounting from Illinois State University assuming I don't go to grad school (masters in ag finance in that case). There was an opening for a Financial Analyst the last time I looked with a starting date of next August.
Yes, Intel has a big presence here in Oregon. We moved to S Oregon back in 1989 specifically so I could take a break from the world of high tech, then sent a resume up here when I found myself selling toasters in a K Mart. Good luck with your career... when you send resumes make sure to include good keywords... they have s/w that sorts through those things. A couple of projects ago I did a lot of interviews (phone & in person), but expansion tends to be overseas these days. Oregon is still the center of operations though, IMNSHO. 
Hey, thanks Scorro! From what I remember of the job posting, it would entail mainly working at the Hillsboro plant with occasional travel to New Mexico and Arizona. I'm kind of waiting to find out about grad school before applying to Intel. I take the GRE on Friday, will be sending out my application in the weeks thereafter, and hopefully hear back quickly. I've also looked at Nvidia, but it seems very high intensity out there. Not to mention the job security there is probably substantially less than Intel.
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