yes.

I’m not 100% sure what you mean by a two year college. A community college can provide you with an Associates degree, which usually takes about two years to complete, and it can sometimes fulfill the general ed requirements at a regular college which you usually take in your first two years. You have to be careful about the courses you take, though, because some are pretty remedial and don’t count as a transferable class, even if they count towards your AA degree. I think by most standards it would be considered a two year college, but I know plenty of people who have taken 4 or more years to get out with an AA.

It’s not a stupid question. It’s one of those things that people don’t tell you. And yes, they are the same thing.

Yes, if it only issues two-year (associate’s) degrees.

yes.