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A college is an educational institution. However, the exact meaning of the
term varies among English speaking countries and sometimes within countries
themselves. In the U.S. all universities are colleges, but not all colleges are
universities. Examples of colleges, which do not qualify as universities,
include many liberal arts colleges (which provide tertiary education), and most
community colleges (which also provide post-secondary education). The
distinction from universities is often based on colleges providing tertiary
education with associate and bachelors degrees, but not quaternary education
(awarding masters degrees or doctorates).
The definitions of different
names vary between the states, each of which operates its own institutions, and
licenses private ones. For example, in 1966 Georgia changed all of its four-year
colleges to universities, and all of its vocational technology schools to
technical colleges. (Previously, only the four research institutions were called
universities.) Other states have changed names of individual colleges, many
having started as a teachers college or vocational school (such as an A&M
agricultural and mechanical school), and ended up as a full-fledged state
university.
A college or (school) may also be a semi-autonomous part of
a university, such as the College of Engineering at Anywhere State University,
as an example. Other names used for full college institutions include "academy"
and "institute", as in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or United
States Military Academy at West Point.
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