" ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁subject ▁specific ▁fac ulty ▁within ▁a ▁university ▁that , ▁while ▁distinct , ▁are ▁neither ▁feder ated ▁nor ▁affili ated — Col lege ▁of ▁Education , ▁College ▁of ▁Medicine , ▁College ▁of ▁D ent istry , ▁College ▁of ▁Bi ological ▁Science ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁The ▁Royal ▁Military ▁College ▁of ▁Canada ▁is ▁a ▁military ▁college ▁which ▁trains ▁officers ▁for ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Ar med ▁Forces . ▁The ▁institution ▁is ▁a ▁full - f led ged ▁university , ▁with ▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁issue ▁gradu ate ▁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 ▁a kin ▁to ▁a ▁CE GE P ▁institution ▁in ▁Quebec . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁post - second ary ▁art ▁schools ▁in ▁Canada ▁formerly ▁used ▁the ▁word ▁college ▁in ▁their ▁names , ▁despite ▁formally ▁being ▁univers ities . ▁However , ▁most ▁of ▁these ▁institutions ▁were ▁renamed , ▁or ▁re - brand ed ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 1 st ▁century , ▁om itting ▁the ▁word ▁college ▁from ▁its ▁name . ▁ ▁Us age ▁in ▁secondary ▁education ▁The ▁word ▁college ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁names ▁public ▁separate ▁secondary ▁schools ▁in ▁Ontario . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁independent ▁schools ▁across ▁Canada ▁also ▁use ▁the ▁word ▁college ▁in ▁its ▁name . ▁ ▁Public ▁sec ular ▁school ▁bo ards ▁in ▁Ontario ▁also ▁refer ▁to ▁their ▁secondary ▁schools ▁as ▁colleg iate