Osso, I too am a graduate of UCLA. I started out at LACC (a community college), then took a masters, after UCLA, at Cal State L.A. just when they became a university. Then I finished up at UC,San Diego. I later taught at Cal State, Pasadena Community College and Occidental College. So I really know something of the California scene in that respect. I've heard of Antioch, always assuming it to be a private school. I'm surprised we didn't bump into each other, given that you also know the Culver City/MarVista, Venice area where I sometimes lived.
Damn, JL, we were probably in line together somewhere.
I remember when we first knew each other on line trying to get you to go to Massimo's Delectibles in Mar Vista.... an incredible bakery that decided to position itself there just after I moved away, and which I knew only through subsequent visits.
Plus, I didn't know you went to UCSD. That was just being built as I did my lab internship at Scripps Clinic in La Jolla. (Now, there's a story..)
Anyway, so what if Antioch is private. Isn't USC private? I mean, relative to being a university or not. Or does that mean definitions can differ in the US within private and public spheres?
College in the UK is also the name for institutions offering further (post 16) education (as opposed to higher or university level education). They can be an alternative to staying on in school from 16-18, and usually offer more vocational courses in addition to the more traditional academic subjects, as well as being open to people of any age. They are often very "community" focussed, running adult education classes and the like as well. A college that offers degree levels courses is usually known as a "University College" and is affiliated with a particular university to issue its degrees.
College in the UK is also the name for institutions offering further (post 16) education (as opposed to higher or university level education). They can be an alternative to staying on in school from 16-18, and usually offer more vocational courses in addition to the more traditional academic subjects, as well as being open to people of any age. They are often very "community" focussed, running adult education classes and the like as well. A college that offers degree levels courses is usually known as a "University College" and is affiliated with a particular university to issue its degrees.
