What is the difference between a College Diploma and a Bachelors Degree?

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There is a difference between a college (diploma) and a university (bachelor, masters, PhD degree). A college diploma is a degree received from a two-year institution of higher learning while a bachelors degree is a degree earned from a four-year institution of higher learning. The difference is not limited to the time spent at the institution but can also include the salary differences and the level of a job position. This is not to say that one with a bachelors degree will earn more than one with a college diploma. There are many graduates from a college who are successful (success is not measured by wealth but what one accomplishes in life and the happiness of the individual).  

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The above answer applies more to Canada than to the US. In normal US usage, when someone says "college diploma" they mean a Bachelors Degree from a college or univesity. Technicall a "college diploma" could be any degree (Associate's, Masters or Phd.) but that's not how it's used.

 

Technically

A diploma is the piece of paper that says you have a degree.