Fachhochschule is a college, somewhere between postsecondary vocational training and a bachelor degree. You might call the degrees you get there "applied bachel

Fachhochschule is a college, somewhere between postsecondary vocational training and a bachelor degree. You might call the degrees you get there "applied bachelors", and yes, they're "less" than "academic bachelors". It's like high school diploma < postsecondary vocational training < applied bachelor < academic bachelor < master < phd < postdoc < special professor < normal professor. Pretty much every level is looked down upon by those above it.