Editing College (section)

==Asia==
===Bangladesh===
[[File:RAJUK Uttara Model College main academic building.jpg|thumb|[[RAJUK Uttara Model College]], located in the northern suburb of [[Uttara (town)|Uttara]] in the capital [[Dhaka]] ]]
In [[Bangladesh]], educational institutions offering higher secondary ([[eleventh grade|11th]]–[[Twelfth grade|12th]] grade) education are known as colleges.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=HSC registration begins June 29, no eligibility tests in colleges|url=https://www.thefinancialexpress.com.bd/education/hsc-registration-begins-june-29-no-eligibility-tests-in-colleges-1624619870|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-17|website=The Financial Express|language=en|archive-date=17 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717094203/https://www.thefinancialexpress.com.bd/education/hsc-registration-begins-june-29-no-eligibility-tests-in-colleges-1624619870}}</ref>

===Hong Kong===
{{See also|Education in Hong Kong}}

In Hong Kong, the term 'college' is used by tertiary institutions as either part of their names or to refer to a constituent part of the university, such as the colleges in the collegiate [[The Chinese University of Hong Kong]]; or to a residence hall of a university, such as [[St. John's College, University of Hong Kong]]. Many older secondary schools have the term 'college' as part of their names.

===India===
{{See also|Colleges and institutes in India}}
[[File:Admin Block IIT-R.JPG|thumb|The [[Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee]] is the oldest technical institution in Asia.]]

The modern system of education was heavily influenced by the British starting in 1835.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://latasinha.wordpress.com/2010/03/14/impact-of-modern-education-on-the-culture-of-india/|title=Influence of modern education on the culture of India|date=14 March 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730041305/https://latasinha.wordpress.com/2010/03/14/impact-of-modern-education-on-the-culture-of-india/|archive-date=30 July 2017}}</ref><!--notice that this date doesn't really explain Karala's claim of 1817 below. Portuguese?-->

In India, the term "college" is commonly reserved for institutions that offer high school diplomas at year 12 ("''Junior College''", similar to American ''high schools''), and those that offer the [[bachelor's degree]]; some colleges, however, offer programmes up to [[PhD]] level. Generally, colleges are located in different parts of a state and all of them are affiliated to a regional university. The colleges offer programmes leading to degrees of that university. Colleges may be either Autonomous or non-autonomous. Autonomous Colleges are empowered to establish their own syllabus, and conduct and assess their own examinations; in non-autonomous colleges, examinations are conducted by the university, at the same time for all colleges under its affiliation. There are several hundred universities and each university has affiliated colleges, often a large number.

The first liberal arts and sciences college in India was "Cottayam College" or the "Syrian College", Kerala in 1815. The First inter linguistic residential education institution in Asia was started at this college. At present it is a Theological seminary which is popularly known as Orthodox Theological Seminary or Old Seminary. After that, CMS College, Kottayam, established in 1817, and the [[Presidency College, Kolkata]], also 1817, initially known as Hindu College. The first college for the study of Christian theology and ecumenical enquiry was [[Serampore College]] (1818). The first Missionary institution to impart Western style education in India was the [[Scottish Church College, Calcutta]] (1830). The first commerce and economics college in India was [[Sydenham College]], [[Mumbai]] (1913).

In India a new term has been introduced that is Autonomous Institutes & Colleges. An autonomous Colleges are colleges which need to be affiliated to a certain university. These colleges can conduct their own admission procedure, examination syllabus, fees structure etc. However, at the end of course completion, they cannot issue their own degree or diploma. The final degree or diploma is issued by the affiliated university. 
Also, some significant changes can pave way under the NEP (New Education Policy 2020) which may affect the present guidelines for universities and colleges.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Autonomous, Deemed, Private, State & Central Universities: Know the Difference {{!}} Shiksha|url=https://www.shiksha.com/mba/articles/autonomous-deemed-private-and-central-universities-know-the-difference-blogId-12295|access-date=2020-12-02|website=www.shiksha.com|archive-date=16 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516104402/http://www.shiksha.com/mba/articles/autonomous-deemed-private-and-central-universities-know-the-difference-blogId-12295|url-status=live}}</ref> Implemented in the 2023–2024 academic year, the new education policy is said to fill the gaps and cover the drawbacks of the [[Education in India|Indian education system]].

===Israel===
{{Main list|List of universities and colleges in Israel#Colleges}}
[[File:Braude2.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|[[Braude College of Engineering]] ]]

In Israel, any non-university higher-learning facility is called a college. Institutions accredited by the [[Council for Higher Education in Israel]] (CHE) to confer a bachelor's degree are called "academic colleges" ({{langx|he|מִכְלָלָה|Mikhlala}}; plural {{langx|he|מכללות|Mikhlalot}}). These colleges (at least 4 for 2012) may also offer master's degrees and act as research facilities. There are also over twenty teacher training colleges or seminaries, most of which may award only a [[Bachelor of Education]] (BEd) degree.
* Academic colleges: Any educational facility that had been approved to offer at least bachelor's degree is entitled by CHE to use the term "academic college" in its name.<ref>"חוק המועצה להשכלה גבוהה" (מל"ג), תשי"ח-1958, רק מוסד להשכלה גבוהה שקיבל את אישור המועצה להשכלה גבוהה יהיה רשאי להשתמש בכינוי "מכללה אקדמית".</ref>
* Engineering academic college: Any academic facility that offers at least a bachelor's degree and most of it faculties are providing an [[engineering degree]] and engineering license.
* Educational academic college: After an educational facility that had been approved for "[[teachers seminar]]" status is then approved to provide a [[Bachelor of Education]], its name is changed to include "educational academic college."
* Technical college: A "technical college" ({{lang|he|מכללה טכנולוגית}}) is an educational facility that is approved to allow to provide [[Practical engineer|P.E.]] degree ({{lang|he|הנדסאי}}; 14'th class) or technician ({{lang|he|טכנאי}}; 13'th class) diploma and licenses.
* Training College: A "training college" ({{lang|he|מכללה להכשרה}} or {{lang|he|מכללה מקצועית}}) is an educational facility that provides basic training allowing a person to receive a working permit in a field such as alternative medicine, cooking, art, mechanic, electrician and other professions. A trainee could receive the right to work in certain professions as apprentice (j. mechanic, j. electrician etc.). After working in the training field for enough time, an apprentice can receive a license to operate as mechanic or electrician<ref>[http://www.moit.gov.il/NR/exeres/4F6220D0-B396-43FF-BC13-1C56BE3216CF.htm תקנות החשמל (רשיונות), התשמ"ה-1985] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509083424/http://www.moit.gov.il/NR/exeres/4F6220D0-B396-43FF-BC13-1C56BE3216CF.htm |date=9 May 2012}}</ref>) This educational facility is mostly used to provide basic training for low tech jobs and for job seekers without any training that are provided by the nation's Employment Service ([[:he:שירות התעסוקה|שירות התעסוקה]]).

===Macau===
Following the Portuguese usage, the term "college" (''colégio'') in [[Macau]] has traditionally been used in the names for private (and non-governmental) pre-university educational institutions, which correspond to form one to form six level tiers. Such schools are usually run by the Roman Catholic church or missionaries in Macau. Examples include [[Chan Sui Ki Perpetual Help College]], [[Yuet Wah College]], and Sacred Heart Canossian College.

===Philippines===
{{Main|Higher education in the Philippines}}
In the Philippines, colleges usually refer to institutions of learning that grant degrees but whose scholastic fields are not as diverse as that of a university ([[University of Santo Tomas]], [[University of the Philippines]], [[Ateneo de Manila University]], [[De La Salle University]], [[Far Eastern University]], and [[AMA University]]), such as the [[San Beda College]] which specializes in law, [[AMA Computer College]] whose campuses are spread all over the Philippines which specializes in information and computing technologies, and the [[Mapúa Institute of Technology]] which specializes in engineering, or to component units within universities that do not grant degrees but rather facilitate the instruction of a particular field, such as a College of Science and College of Engineering, among many other colleges of the [[University of the Philippines]].

A state college may not have the word "college" on its name, but may have several component colleges, or departments. Thus, the Eulogio Amang Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology is a state college by classification.

Usually, the term "college" is also thought of as a hierarchical demarcation between the term "university", and quite a number of colleges seek to be recognized as universities as a sign of improvement in academic standards ([[Colegio de San Juan de Letran]], [[San Beda College]]), and increase in the diversity of the offered degree programs (called "courses"). For private colleges, this may be done through a survey and evaluation by the Commission on Higher Education and accrediting organizations, as was the case of Urios College which is now the [[Fr. Saturnino Urios University]]. For state colleges, it is usually done by a legislation by the Congress or Senate. In common usage, "going to college" simply means attending school for an undergraduate degree, whether it's from an institution recognized as a college or a university.

When it comes to referring to the level of education, ''college'' is the term more used to be synonymous to tertiary or higher education. A student who is or has studied his/her undergraduate degree at either an institution with ''college'' or ''university'' in its name is considered to be going to or have gone to ''college''.

===Singapore===
The term "college" in [[Singapore]] is generally only used for pre-university educational institutions called "Junior Colleges", which provide the final two years of secondary education (equivalent to sixth form in British terms or grades 11–12 in the American system). Since 1 January 2005, the term also refers to the three campuses of the [[Institute of Technical Education]] with the introduction of the "collegiate system", in which the three institutions are called [[ITE College East]], [[ITE College Central]], and [[ITE College West]] respectively.

The term "university" is used to describe higher-education institutions offering locally conferred degrees. Institutions offering diplomas are called "[[Institute of technology|polytechnics]]", while other institutions are often referred to as "institutes" and so forth.

===Sri Lanka===
There are several professional and vocational institutions that offer post-secondary education without granting degrees that are referred to as "colleges". This includes the [[Sri Lanka Law College]], the many Technical Colleges and Teaching Colleges.

===Turkey===
In Turkey, the term "kolej" (college) refers to a private high school, typically preceded by one year of preparatory language education. Notable Turkish colleges include [[Robert College]], [[Uskudar American Academy]], [[American Collegiate Institute]] and Tarsus American College.