The difference between College and Faculty
When used as nouns, college means a corporate group, whereas faculty means the academic staff at schools, colleges or universities, as opposed to the students or support staff.
check bellow for the other definitions of College and Faculty
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College as a noun (obsolete):
A corporate group; a group of colleagues.
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College as a noun (in some proper nouns):
A group sharing common purposes or goals.
Examples:
"College of Cardinals'', ''College of Surgeons"
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College as a noun (politics):
An electoral college.
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College as a noun:
An academic institution.
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College as a noun:
A specialized division of a university.
Examples:
"College of Engineering"
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College as a noun (chiefly, US):
An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates.
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College as a noun (attributively, chiefly, US):
Attendance at an institution of higher education.
Examples:
"These should be his college years, but he joined the Army."
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College as a noun (Canada, Israel):
A postsecondary institution that offers vocational training and/or associate's degrees.
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College as a noun (chiefly, UK):
A non-specialized, semi-autonomous division of a university, with its own faculty, departments, library, etc.
Examples:
"Pembroke College, Cambridge''; ''Balliol College, Oxford''; ''University College, London"
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College as a noun (UK):
An institution of further education at an intermediate level; sixth form.
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College as a noun (UK):
An institution for adult education at a basic or intermediate level (teaching those of any age).
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College as a noun (UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa):
A high school or secondary school.
Examples:
"Eton College"
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College as a noun (Australia):
A private (non-government) primary or high school.
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College as a noun (Australia):
A residential hall associated with a university, possibly having its own tutors.
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College as a noun (in Chile):
A bilingual school.
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Faculty as a noun:
The academic staff at schools, colleges or universities, as opposed to the students or support staff.
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Faculty as a noun:
A division of a university.
Examples:
"She transferred from the Faculty of Science to the Faculty of Medicine."
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Faculty as a noun:
An ability, skill, or power, often plural.
Examples:
"He lived until he reached the age of 90 with most of his faculties intact."
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Faculty as a noun:
A power, authority or privilege conferred by a higher authority.
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Faculty as a noun (Church of England):
A licence to make alterations to a church.
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Faculty as a noun:
The members of a profession.