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In some schools, faculty is replaced with college

They are nearly the same, Polytechnic use school while University makes use of Faculty eg faculty of Applied Science ( university) while School of Applied Science in Polytechnic

FrLukas:


Well I can only go from my own experience in FUTA.

Institutions like FUTA ideally should have their curriculum geared towards more of practical experience and not just classroom learning like UI.

In fact, I think that was the sole purpose of the military government creating schools like FUTA, FUT Minna, FUT Yola and FUTO.

I guess that's why a course that usually takes 4 years in a conventional university takes 5 years in a University of technology like FUTA.

I think this last line is correct but professional courses like engineering, pharmacy, agric etc have 5 year tenures regardless

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blasted12:
I think this last line is correct but professional courses like engineering, pharmacy, agric etc have 5 year tenures regardless

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I had always pondered over this, and I came up with a conclusion :

1. SCHOOL: it is used as a division housing various departments in Nigerian Universities of technology also synonymous to polytechnics because of the issuance of B. TECH

2. COLLEGE: : it is used as a division housing various departments in Nigerian Universities of Agriculture.

3. FACULTY: : it is used as a division housing various departments in Nigerian conventional Universities.

I stand to be corrected.

Fulaniherdmens:
College is an institution & faculty is a body of departments found in college while school is the collective body of college and universities

So "School of Postgraduate studies" or "School of General studies" is a collective body of colleges or universities?

blasted12:
I think this last line is correct but professional courses like engineering, pharmacy, agric etc have 5 year tenures regardless

Well, I know that Pharmacy does have 5 years, but it wasn't part of the initial program of a Federal University of Technology.

I don't know about the various engineering departments in a conventional university though.

But I know that of architecture. 4 years in UNILAG and OAU, 5 years in FUTA.

Unless things have changed since I was last in school.

FrLukas:


Well, I know that Pharmacy does have 5 years, but it wasn't part of the initial program of a Federal University of Technology.

I don't know about the various engineering departments in a conventional university though.

But I know that of architecture. 4 years in UNILAG and OAU, 5 years in FUTA.

Unless things have changed since I was last in school.

you're right about architecture being 4 years in a conventional school while being 5 years in a UNITECH but engineering, pharmacy and agric are 5 year courses everywhere. At least in this country

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blasted12:
you're right about architecture being 4 years in a conventional school while being 5 years in a UNITECH but engineering, pharmacy and agric are 5 year courses everywhere. At least in this country

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In my almamata, we call call it school of engineering, school of business management, school of environmental studies and so on.....

In my almamata, we call it school of engineering, school of business management, school of environmental studies and so on.....

JosefAndre:
I had always pondered over this, and I came up with a conclusion :

1. SCHOOL: it is used as a division housing various departments in Nigerian Universities of technology also synonymous to polytechnics because of the issuance of B. TECH

2. COLLEGE: : it is used as a division housing various departments in Nigerian Universities of Agriculture.

3. FACULTY: : it is used as a division housing various departments in Nigerian conventional Universities.

I stand to be corrected.

LAUTECH issues BTech and they uses Faculty... except for the College of Medicine

The same thing, it depends on which a university adopt, technology universities adopt school, why conventional universities adopt both college and faculty.

Hmm... Lemme pack here

Hmmmm

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barnny:

How e dey do you na

Read the Question and Answer.. pls don’t quote me.
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Neddyogu:


So "School of Postgraduate studies" or "School of General studies" is a collective body of colleges or universities?

The same thing with different name, meamwhile
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fergie001:
It's all semantics....for administrative purposes.

A school will streamline into courses in a particular subject area.

A faculty position entails a more broader organisational structure.

In Nigeria.....Universities of Technology use School
Universities of Agriculture use College
Conventional Universities use Faculty

A college will not always be headed by a Provost.

Makes sense

Childishbanjino:
A college is a school for higher learning. To attend, a student must have completed high school, and of course, be accepted in the admissions process. Colleges are 4-year institutions, offering Bachelor’s (or 4-year) degrees. Generally, a student, upon completion of college, earns a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Fine Arts, etc. (A community college is a 2-year program, where a student can earn a 2-year associates degree and after which a student transfers to a regular college to earn a bachelor’s.) “College” is the common, general American term that refers to all study after high school.

A university is a larger institution, made up of more than one college. So, you can attend the University of Connecticut, taking your courses in the College of Arts and Sciences. You can earn a Bachelor’s from a university. The big difference is that a university also offers graduate programs to earn a Master’s degree, and even higher, a Doctorate (or Phd).

In the USA, “school” can refer to any college or university, as in “Where do you go to school for veterinary studies?” or “Are you excited to go back to school in a few weeks?” “School” can also refer to any institution of learning, from preschool to elementary school to middle school to college. “School” also refers to a particular program or even college within a university, such as, “the school of medicine,” or “the school of education.”
Institute can mean many things, but usually refers to an organization—sometimes a college or university, sometimes not—whose focus is learning and research, particularly in the sciences.

Faculty in the USA refers entirely to teachers and professors, in any college, university or even high school. It is the word for this group of people and is singular, “The faculty is very happy about the pay increase.” A single person is referred to as a faculty member of member of the faculty. Or just teacher or professor.
Department is to an area of study. You take classes in the music department—this refers to all the music teachers, their classes, and even where their offices are located. “Dr. Smith is a member of the fine arts department.” “What classes did you take in the physics department?” “What building is the English department located in?”

Center usually refers to a place on campus—it could be the student center (snack bar, meeting rooms, offices, etc.), the fine arts center (studios, classrooms, exhibition halls, etc.).

Culled from Quora.com

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Fulaniherdmens:
Read the Question and Answer.. pls don’t quote me.
Lazy Nigerian Youths with Forged Brain.

Read ur answer again and see whose brain is forged. Bloody idiot. Scram scallywag

vincentjk:
Faculties are like branches

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Technical institutions such as Universities of Technology that offer B.Tech, M.Tech degrees and polytechnics call their body of interrelated departments "School".

Conventional Universities that give regular degrees B.A, B.Sc, M.A, M.Sc etc call their body of interrelated departments "Faculty".

Fulaniherdmens:
College is an institution & faculty is a body of departments found in college while school is the collective body of college and universities

any critics?

llprincztonp:
Best explanation so far

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