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Title: Question about Providence College
Post by: WarriorDad on January 19, 2019, 12:01:56 PM
Why is it a college and not a university?  Is it branding at this point?  My understanding an institution became a university when it has multiple schools or college, which Providence does have a school of business, nursing and other.  Anyone know, or is it do to the small size?

Title: Re: Question about Providence College
Post by: 4everwarriors on January 19, 2019, 12:09:21 PM
Eye'm figurin' dey wood rather bee PC dan PU, aina?
Title: Re: Question about Providence College
Post by: sailwi on January 19, 2019, 12:39:20 PM
Why is it a college and not a university?  Is it branding at this point?  My understanding an institution became a university when it has multiple schools or college, which Providence does have a school of business, nursing and other.  Anyone know, or is it do to the small size?
IIRC a university offers graduate programs and a college does not.
Title: Re: Question about Providence College
Post by: GooooMarquette on January 19, 2019, 12:51:55 PM
IIRC a university offers graduate programs and a college does not.

I think that has been the traditional distinction, but it has been blurred to the point that name familiarity is now a bigger issue.

FWIW, PC offers grad programs. Not many, but:  https://academics.providence.edu/departments/graduate-programs/
Title: Re: Question about Providence College
Post by: Cheeks on January 19, 2019, 12:57:36 PM
Why is it a college and not a university?  Is it branding at this point?  My understanding an institution became a university when it has multiple schools or college, which Providence does have a school of business, nursing and other.  Anyone know, or is it do to the small size?

I'm going with branding as a reason, but do not know for sure.
Title: Re: Question about Providence College
Post by: forgetful on January 19, 2019, 01:20:38 PM
Why is it a college and not a university?  Is it branding at this point?  My understanding an institution became a university when it has multiple schools or college, which Providence does have a school of business, nursing and other.  Anyone know, or is it do to the small size?

Simple. That's what it has always been. No reason to change, because they now have multiple schools.

Also, can market it as a smaller, more intimate college.
Title: Re: Question about Providence College
Post by: 1SE on January 19, 2019, 01:53:36 PM
Typically a university confers a PhD in at least one subject.