<p>In the US, “college” and “university” are mostly used interchangeably as generic terms when referring to four year schools granting bachelor’s degrees (though “college” can also include two year community colleges whose highest degree granted is an associates degree).</p>
<p>“College” may also sometimes refer to undergraduate-only four year schools, while “university” may also sometimes refer to those which also grant graduate and/or professional degrees. “College” may also refer to divisions within a school, such as the “College of Arts and Sciences” and the “College of Engineering” within a school.</p>
<p>In some other countries, “college” is more likely to refer to what in the US would be called a community college, while “university” is more likely to refer to a bachelor’s degree granting school. So people from Canada may refer to “going to university” rather than “going to college” when describing attending a bachelor’s degree granting school.</p>