There are so many contrasting differences between High School and colleges that range from the mode of classes or course/subject instruction.  In principle, there are various aspects and technicalities involved in the grading criterion for both college and high school. For instance, in high school, a grade D may be an irreducible minimum for a person to advance to the next class. On the other hand, a similar grade in college may spell doom for the candidate depending on the course being taken. Both college and high school carry out regular tests; the difference is that in high school there are makeup tests in case one misses while in colleges’ makeup tests are rarely an option, and one has to request if they miss.

It is important to note and mention that in both cases, there are qualified and trained instructors and tutors who play distinct roles or duties. For instance in high school, the instructors are supposed to teach, revise and correct the work of the students on a regular basis. In college however, the tutor would be required to guide the mental process and ideas of the students. In essence, it is to say that the tutors in college, advance the development and growth of ideas of the learners so as to encourage them develop unique ideas and academic principles.

 Students in both college and high school attend classes but with a varied sense of tenacity of strictness. In high school for instance, it is required that a student attends all the classes and adheres to the set school timetables such as games time, lessons and any other engagements. However in college, time management is a sole preserve of the individual student except for the mandatory class attendance. It is to say that the student would decide on his or her own on whether to engage in games or sports or not. In principle, the number of learners in a college lesson is relatively higher since a class can have up to one hundred learners. However, in high school, the number is regulated between thirty to forty five learners.