Columbia College/Columbia University
I did not know there was a difference.
My neighbors met at Columbia. She was from Greece. He was from NH. They both studied music. She was good enough to play professionally(the stand up harp). He studied piano. Not quite good enough to be a pro. Fortunately, his dad and uncle owned 14 golf courses.
It's an undergrad college, meaning only as much as a Bachelors degrees. Check out at the bottom who else went there besides Comrade Obama...
Columbia College is the oldest undergraduate college of Columbia University, situated on the university’s main campus in Morningside Heights in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded by the Church of England in 1754 as King’s College, receiving a royal charter from King George II of Great Britain. It is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York and the fifth oldest in the United States.
Columbia College (along with Columbia Engineering) is ranked as the third best college in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.[2] The college is distinctive for its comprehensive Core Curriculum and is among the most selective colleges in its admissions.[3][4][5] ....”
“.... highly visible former Columbia College students in recent years include former President Barack Obama, former United States Attorney General William Barr, and former Attorneys General Michael Mukasey and Eric Holder, New York Governor David Paterson, New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg, former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke, New York Congressman Jerry Nadler, Estonian president Toomas Hendrik Ilves, political advisor and commentator George Stephanopoulos ....”