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This is the category for institutions providing tertiary education, but not at the university level.
This is the category for institutions who provide tertiary education, but not at the university level.  


See also [[:Category:Universities]] and [[:Category:University Colleges]].
In most countries, these are called "colleges".
 
However, in the [[US]], the term "college" is often used generically to refer to any higher education institution which awards undergraduate degrees only. We classify these as "university colleges" - and if they offer postgraduate degrees also, we classify them as "universities".
See also [[:Category:Universities]] and [[:Category:University colleges]].

Latest revision as of 19:37, 21 April 2009

This is the category for institutions who provide tertiary education, but not at the university level.

In most countries, these are called "colleges".

However, in the US, the term "college" is often used generically to refer to any higher education institution which awards undergraduate degrees only. We classify these as "university colleges" - and if they offer postgraduate degrees also, we classify them as "universities".

See also Category:Universities and Category:University colleges.

Pages in category "Colleges"

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