▁while ▁other ▁institutions ▁are ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" inst it utes " ▁and ▁so ▁forth . ▁ ▁South ▁Africa ▁Although ▁the ▁term ▁" col lege " ▁is ▁hardly ▁used ▁in ▁any ▁context ▁at ▁any ▁university ▁in ▁South ▁Africa , ▁some ▁non - univers ity ▁t ert i ary ▁institutions ▁call ▁themselves ▁colleg es . ▁These ▁include ▁teacher ▁training ▁colleg es , ▁business ▁colleg es ▁and ▁wild life ▁management ▁colleg es . ▁See : ▁List ▁of ▁univers ities ▁in ▁South ▁Africa # Private ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities ; ▁List ▁of ▁post ▁secondary ▁institutions ▁in ▁South ▁Africa . ▁ ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁professional ▁and ▁voc ational ▁institutions ▁that ▁offer ▁post - second ary ▁education ▁without ▁grant ing ▁degrees ▁that ▁are ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" col leg es ". ▁This ▁includes ▁the ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁Law ▁College , ▁the ▁many ▁Techn ical ▁Colleg es ▁and ▁Te aching ▁Colleg es . ▁ ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁ ▁Second ary ▁education ▁and ▁further ▁education ▁ ▁Further ▁education ▁( FE ) ▁colleg es ▁and ▁sixth ▁form ▁colleg es ▁are ▁institutions ▁providing ▁further ▁education ▁to ▁students ▁over ▁ 1 6 . ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁also ▁provide ▁higher ▁education ▁courses ▁( see ▁below ). ▁In ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁secondary ▁education , ▁' col lege ' ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁some ▁private ▁schools , ▁e . g . ▁E ton ▁College ▁and ▁Win chester ▁College . ▁ ▁High er ▁education ▁ ▁In ▁higher ▁education , ▁a ▁college ▁is ▁normally ▁a ▁provider ▁that ▁does ▁not ▁hold ▁university ▁status