Talk:Rivas-Vaciamadrid

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There's no COLLEGE in Rivas

In English the word "College" reefers to a university-level institution, and there's no such thing in Rivas. There's a private school, Luife. —Preceding

No that's the American meaning of college but in British English college has another meaning. Have a read of St. Malachy's College, a school for 11 to 18 year olds. Valenciano (talk) 06:22, 22 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Valenciano, In British English College generally refers to University Institutions too. In relation to universities, the term college normally refers to a part of the university which does not have degree-awarding powers in itself. Degrees are always awarded by universities whereas colleges are institutions or organisations which prepare students for the degree. Article: Colleges

In some cases, colleges prepare students for the degree of a university of which the college is a part (e.g. colleges of the University of London, University of Cambridge, etc.) In other cases, colleges are independent institutions which prepare students to sit as external candidates at other universities or have authority to run courses that lead to the degrees of those universities (e.g. many higher education colleges and university colleges).

Some Colleges in Englad have the above mentioned power to award their own degrees (i.e. Imperial College, Royal College of Music). Some very traditional Primary and Secondary schools, such as Eton or the one you have mentioned, have the title “college” in their name, although there are not many. That is why I thought it would be better to change "private college" for "private school".

You're right, so to avoid confusion and for reasons of clarity I've changed it to schools. Valenciano (talk) 07:59, 24 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]