Editing College (section)

===Canada===
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In Canadian English, the term "college" usually refers to a trades school, applied arts/science/technology/business/health school or [[Community college#Canada|community college]]. These are [[tertiary education|post-secondary]] institutions granting [[Academic certificate|certificates]], diplomas, [[associate degree]]s and (in some cases) [[bachelor's degree]]s. The French acronym specific to public institutions within [[Quebec]]'s particular system of pre-university and technical education is [[CEGEP]] (''Collège d'enseignement général et professionnel'', "college of general and professional education"). They are [[college education in Quebec|collegiate-level]] institutions that a student typically enrols in if they wish to continue onto university in the [[Education in Quebec|Quebec education system]],{{notetag|Exceptions are made for "mature" student, meaning 21 years of age or over, and out of the educational system for at least 2 years.}} or to learn a trade. In [[Ontario]] and [[Alberta]], there are also institutions that are designated [[university college]]s, which only grant undergraduate degrees. This is to differentiate between universities, which have both undergraduate and graduate programs and those that do not.

In Canada, there is a strong distinction between "college" and "university". In conversation, one specifically would say either "they are going to university" (i.e., studying for a three- or four-year degree at a university) or "they are going to college" (i.e., studying at a technical/career training).<ref>{{Cite web|title=College and University in Canada: What Is the Difference?|url=https://www.wes.org/advisor-blog/college-and-university-in-canada-what-is-the-difference/|access-date=2021-10-08|website=World Education Services|date=29 March 2018 |language=en-US|archive-date=8 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008175617/https://www.wes.org/advisor-blog/college-and-university-in-canada-what-is-the-difference/|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Usage in a university setting====
The term ''college'' also applies to distinct entities that formally act as an affiliated institution of the university, formally referred to as [[federated school|federated college]], or affiliated colleges. A university may also formally include several constituent colleges, forming a [[collegiate university]]. Examples of collegiate universities in Canada include [[Trent University]], and the [[University of Toronto]]. These types of institutions act independently, maintaining their own endowments, and properties. However, they remain either affiliated, or federated with the overarching university, with the overarching university being the institution that formally grants the degrees. For example, [[University of Trinity College|Trinity College]] was once an independent institution, but later became federated with the [[University of Toronto]]. Several centralized universities in Canada have mimicked the collegiate university model; although constituent colleges in a centralized university remains under the authority of the central administration. Centralized universities that have adopted the collegiate model to a degree includes the University of British Columbia, with [[Green College, University of British Columbia|Green College]] and [[St. John's College, University of British Columbia|St. John's College]]; and the [[Memorial University of Newfoundland]], with [[Sir Wilfred Grenfell College]].

Occasionally, "college" refers to a subject specific faculty within a university that, while distinct, are neither ''federated'' nor ''affiliated''—College of Education, College of Medicine, College of Dentistry, College of Biological Science<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uoguelph.ca/cbs/ |title=College of Biological Science |publisher=University of Guelph |access-date=19 June 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626040312/http://www.uoguelph.ca/cbs/ |archive-date=26 June 2010}}</ref> among others.

The [[Royal Military College of Canada]] is a [[military college]] which trains officers for the [[Canadian Armed Forces]]. The institution is a full-fledged university, with the authority to issue graduate degrees, although it continues to word the term ''college'' in its name. The institution's sister schools, [[Royal Military College Saint-Jean]] also uses the term college in its name, although it academic offering is akin to a CEGEP institution in Quebec. A number of post-secondary [[art schools]] in Canada formerly used the word ''college'' in their names, despite formally being universities. However, most of these institutions were renamed, or re-branded in the early 21st century, omitting the word ''college'' from its name.

====Usage in secondary education====
The word ''college'' continues to be used in the names public [[separate school|separate]] secondary schools in Ontario.<ref>[http://sbinfo.edu.gov.on.ca/schadv.asp Find a School or School Board] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090908182055/http://sbinfo.edu.gov.on.ca/schadv.asp |date=2009-09-08 }} search form on the Ministry of Education of Ontario web site—click "Secondary" and "Separate"</ref> A number of [[independent school]]s across Canada also use the word ''college'' in its name.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vancouver.cdncompanies.com/other/canada-capstone-college-vancouver/|title=Canada Capstone College – Opening hours – 360 Robson Street, Vancouver, British Columbia – Customer Reviews {{!}} Canada Online|website=vancouver.cdncompanies.com|access-date=2018-04-11|archive-date=11 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411111604/https://vancouver.cdncompanies.com/other/canada-capstone-college-vancouver/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Public [[secular education|secular]] school boards in Ontario also refer to their secondary schools as ''[[collegiate institute]]s''. However, usage of the word ''collegiate institute'' varies between school boards. ''Collegiate institute'' is the predominant name for secondary schools in [[Lakehead District School Board]], and [[Toronto District School Board]], although most school boards in Ontario use ''collegiate institute'' alongside ''high school'', and ''secondary school'' in the names of their institutions. Similarly, secondary schools in Regina, and Saskatoon are referred to as ''Collegiate''.