▁third s ▁of ▁state - supported ▁higher ▁education ▁prov iders ▁in ▁England ▁are ▁colleg es ▁of ▁one ▁form ▁or ▁another . ▁Many ▁private ▁prov iders ▁are ▁also ▁called ▁colleg es , ▁e . g . ▁the ▁New ▁College ▁of ▁the ▁Human ities ▁and ▁St ▁Patrick ' s ▁College , ▁London . ▁ ▁Colleg es ▁within ▁univers ities ▁vary ▁imm ens ely ▁in ▁their ▁respons ib ilities . ▁The ▁large ▁constitu ent ▁colleg es ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁London ▁are ▁effectively ▁univers ities ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁right ; ▁colleg es ▁in ▁some ▁univers ities , ▁including ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁Arts ▁London ▁and ▁smaller ▁colleg es ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁London , ▁run ▁their ▁own ▁degree ▁courses ▁but ▁do ▁not ▁award ▁degrees ; ▁those ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ro e ham pton ▁provide ▁accommod ation ▁and ▁past oral ▁care ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁deliver ing ▁the ▁teaching ▁on ▁university ▁courses ; ▁those ▁at ▁Oxford ▁and ▁Cambridge ▁deliver ▁some ▁teaching ▁on ▁university ▁courses ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁providing ▁accommod ation ▁and ▁past oral ▁care ; ▁and ▁those ▁in ▁Dur ham , ▁Kent , ▁Lanc aster ▁and ▁York ▁provide ▁accommod ation ▁and ▁past oral ▁care ▁but ▁do ▁not ▁normally ▁particip ate ▁in ▁formal ▁teaching . ▁The ▁legal ▁status ▁of ▁these ▁colleg es ▁also ▁var ies ▁widely , ▁with ▁University ▁of ▁London ▁colleg es ▁being ▁independent ▁corpor ations ▁and ▁recogn ised ▁bodies , ▁Ox bridge ▁colleg es , ▁colleg es ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁High lands ▁and ▁Islands ▁( U HI ) ▁and ▁some ▁Dur ham