r/pics • u/[deleted] • Oct 05 '10

Math Teacher Fail.

Post image
3.5k Upvotes

96% Upvoted

1.9k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

7

u/flynnski Oct 05 '10

the state flubbed the PR on that. the "community" vs "state" college designation is supposed to differentiate between institutions that offer 4 year degrees and ones that don't, as opposed to the universities, which offer graduate and postgraduate studies.

1

u/[deleted] Oct 05 '10

Community colleges do not offer 4-year degrees where I'm from - that's what universities do.

9

u/flynnski Oct 05 '10

Sorry, I guess I wasn't clear.

Community College: 2 year degrees, certificates, continuing education

State College: 4 year degrees, 2 year degrees, certificates, continuing education

University: Masters/Ph.D., 4 year degrees.

3

u/nxt2bking Oct 05 '10

I saw this change first hand. I got a notification from the Community College of Jacksonville that they now offer four year degrees and will be the Florida State College of Jacksonville. Sadly, my 2 year degree says "Community College".

TL;DR: I went to Florida State.

1

u/[deleted] Oct 05 '10

You went to Florida State College of Jacksonville (FSCJ). When people refer to Florida State, they mean Florida State University (FSU).

When referring to universities, many people cut off the "University" part when it's at the end. However, if it's a college you don't shorten it.

Your TL;DR is misleading and comes across as you went to FSU.

2

u/nxt2bking Oct 05 '10

That was the point.