έ ν τ ρ ο ▁ Μ ε τ α λ υ κ ε ι α κ ή ς ▁ Ε κ π α ί δ ε υ σ η ς , ▁abbre vi ated ▁as ▁K E ME ), ▁which ▁are ▁princip ally ▁private ▁and ▁belong ▁to ▁the ▁Greek ▁post - second ary ▁education ▁system . ▁Some ▁of ▁them ▁have ▁links ▁to ▁EU ▁or ▁US ▁higher ▁education ▁institutions ▁or ▁acc red itation ▁organizations , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁NE ASC . ▁Kol leg io ▁( or ▁Kol leg ia ▁in ▁pl ural ) ▁may ▁also ▁refer ▁to ▁private ▁non - ter ti ary ▁schools , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Ath ens ▁College . ▁ ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁ ▁In ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁the ▁term ▁' col lege ' ▁is ▁used ▁by ▁t ert i ary ▁institutions ▁as ▁either ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁names ▁or ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁a ▁constitu ent ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁university , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁colleg es ▁in ▁the ▁colleg iate ▁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 ▁' col lege ' ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁names . ▁ ▁India ▁ ▁The ▁modern ▁system ▁of ▁education ▁was ▁heavily ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁starting ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁India , ▁the ▁term ▁" col lege " ▁is ▁commonly ▁reserved ▁for ▁institutions ▁that ▁offer ▁high ▁school ▁diplom as ▁at ▁year