▁American ▁College ▁of ▁D ent ists . ▁An ▁example ▁in ▁Australia ▁is ▁the ▁Royal ▁Australian ▁College ▁of ▁General ▁Pract ition ers . ▁ ▁College ▁by ▁country ▁ ▁Australia ▁In ▁Australia ▁a ▁college ▁may ▁be ▁an ▁institution ▁of ▁t ert i ary ▁education ▁that ▁is ▁smaller ▁than ▁a ▁university , ▁run ▁independently ▁or ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁university . ▁Following ▁a ▁reform ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁formerly ▁independent ▁colleg es ▁now ▁belong ▁to ▁a ▁larger ▁univers ities . ▁ ▁Refer ring ▁to ▁parts ▁of ▁a ▁university , ▁there ▁are ▁resident ial ▁colleg es ▁which ▁provide ▁residence ▁for ▁students , ▁both ▁under grad uate ▁and ▁post grad uate , ▁called ▁university ▁colleg es . ▁These ▁colleg es ▁often ▁provide ▁additional ▁tutorial ▁assistance , ▁and ▁some ▁host ▁the ological ▁study . ▁Many ▁colleg es ▁have ▁strong ▁trad itions ▁and ▁rit uals , ▁so ▁are ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁d orm itory ▁style ▁accommod ation ▁and ▁frat ern ity ▁or ▁sor or ity ▁culture . ▁ ▁Most ▁technical ▁and ▁further ▁education ▁institutions ▁( T AF Es ), ▁which ▁offer ▁certificate ▁and ▁di pl oma ▁voc ational ▁courses , ▁are ▁sty led ▁" T AF E ▁colleg es " ▁or ▁" Col leg es ▁of ▁T AF E ". ▁ ▁Some ▁senior ▁high ▁schools ▁are ▁also ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁colleg es . ▁ ▁Canada ▁ ▁In ▁Canadian ▁English , ▁the ▁term ▁" col lege " ▁usually ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁tr ades ▁school , ▁applied ▁arts / s cience / techn ology /