In Canada several universities have federated or affiliated colleges, some of which predate the parent institution.
The college provides offers courses open to students of both institutions, an on-campus chapel for the celebration of mass during the week, and a coeducational residence.
The administration and financial details of the college are autonomous, but the academics are closely interrelated with the university.
All students can take courses offered by the university and any of the colleges, degrees bear the university's name and seal, and admission to college residences is not restricted based on religious beliefs.
[10] Several thousand schools affiliated with larger universities educate a large number of undergraduates in India.
[11] Similar arrangements exist between universities and affiliated colleges in Pakistan.
A similar arrangement exists with Teachers College, which since its affiliation with Columbia has served as the University's Faculty and Department of Education.
Both Berkeley (from 1854 until 1971) and Andover-Newton (from 1807 to 2017) were once entirely independent seminaries and they still maintain their own Boards of Trustees and distinctive missions.