Subj : Re: New to this
To   : Nightfox
From : Gamgee
Date : Thu Apr 24 2025 04:55 pm

-=> Nightfox wrote to Adept <=-

 Ni>> What's the difference between a college diploma and a college degree?

 Ad> The diploma is the piece of paper that says you've graduated / finished
 Ad> the program. It likely will mention the degree that was earned.

 Ni> Isn't the degree also a confirmation that you've graduated and
 Ni> completed the program?  My understanding is that the degree says you've
 Ni> graduated & completed the program and are thus are qualified for the
 Ni> material covered in the program. Having a diploma to also say you've
 Ni> completed the program seems redundant to me (and I don't recall seeing
 Ni> a college in my area issuing dimplomas separately). I have an
 Ni> associates and a bachelor's degree that were issued to me after I
 Ni> finished the college programs but never got a college diploma issued to
 Ni> me.

I think they are saying (and I agree) that the degree itself isn't a 
physical "thing".  The diploma is.  The diploma states that you have 
earned the degree.

The framed thing you hang on the wall is a diploma, proclaiming that you 
have earned the degree.



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