In the United States that I am from (which is Southern California) there is a difference between college and university but it is generally ignored. Colleges are either small(er) specialized schools (ie. Bob's College of Music) or parts of an university (ie. College of Science at UCSD) while universities offer many subjects and fields.
The big however is that people are lazy and it is easier to say "I am in college," "What college do you go to," etc.. than university, hence the apparent similarity.
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In the United States that I am from (which is Southern California) there is a difference between college and university but it is generally ignored. Colleges are either small(er) specialized schools (ie. Bob's College of Music) or parts of an university (ie. College of Science at UCSD) while universities offer many subjects and fields.
The big however is that people are lazy and it is easier to say "I am in college," "What college do you go to," etc.. than university, hence the apparent similarity.