I know that Columbia College exists on the university campus…but what is the difference? Is it considered to be a sort of junior college? Do they both offer the same degrees? Is the only difference that Columbia College requires full-time enrollment?
What Is The Difference Between Columbia College And University?
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Not to be confused with Columbia College in Chicago, which is completely unrelated to Columbia University, this Columbia College is the basic undergraduate school of the university (Engineering is separate, and there is a different undergraduate program for nontraditional students called the School of General Studies, but everyone else goes through Columbia College). Other schools following the same model are Harvard University, with its Harvard College, and Georgetown University, with Georgetown College.
I believe that Columbia College is for undergraduates; University is for graduate students.
As the first commenter pointed out, Columbia College is the original undergraduate college at Columbia University. Columbia University consists of all the undergraduate colleges, graduate and professional schools and affiliate schools that have been added in the 256 years since. This is just a different way to group students, rather than as undergraduates and grad students within the schools of Arts & Science, Humanities, Science, etc.